Misconceptions as a kid

[D13H4RD]

Pretty sure that we all have some form of weird misconceptions when we were little, especially when we haven't yet grasped the idea of reality.

 

What were your most memorable? Here are a few that I had.

• Thinking that rain comes from the washroom from airliners (Ewwww)
• Thinking that fuel with "Power" in its name turns a car into a supercar.

[Crunchy Dragon]

I was told the whole "if you eat a watermelon seed, it'll grow in your stomach" thing when I was a kid.

 

As well as the "carrots will turn you orange" bit. I'll come back if I can think of some that aren't food-related in some way.

[Guest]

That I'll grow up doing what I love /s

Spoiler

That college/university is easier than school

[vanished]

That quicksand would be a more common danger in everyday life

and some other things I can't talk about due to rules

[Froody129]

I thought 100 was the biggest number.

 

I thought carrots would give you better eyesight (thanks Mom and Dad , at least I ate a lot of carrots)

 

[Crunchy Dragon]

5 minutes ago, Froody129 said:

I thought 100 was the biggest number.

I knew a kid that thought a googol was the largest number....

 

I tried to explain the concept of "infinity" to him, but it didn't get across so I just drastically lowered the standards and told him 2 googols was a higher number and let him go on his own.

[keskparane]

I thought if it was raining it was raining everywhere at once, not localized.

[Pickles von Brine]

My dad would always tell me I would be sucked out the window if I rolled it down in the car... Yeah I am still here. 

[D13H4RD]

Just now, Lord Xeb said:

My dad would always tell me I would be sucked out the window if I rolled it down in the car... Yeah I am still here. 

If he said airplane, it would actually be true

[Pickles von Brine]

My grandma once told me if I ate too much I wouldn't be able to poop. Yeah, I make logs. So I guess she was wrong?

[xAcid9]

Come home before sunset or demons will eat you. 

[Guest]

Santa isn’t real. 

[dalekphalm]

6 hours ago, Froody129 said:

I thought carrots would give you better eyesight (thanks Mom and Dad , at least I ate a lot of carrots)

Fun fact, that was a lie propagated by British/Allied propaganda during WW2. They were able to miniaturize RADAR technology enough to start installing them into combat aircraft, but they didn't want the Axis powers to know this, so they started spreading lies saying that UK pilots just had really good eye sight due to eating so many carrots.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/24-carrot-eyesight/

[DimasRMDO]

"Charge your laptop battery once and it'll last forever without recharging."

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Pangea2017 said:

indeed it is. Only topics you like and no longer art and latin.

True, but not necessarily easier 

[themctipers]

the mx150 is fast enough to play minecraft at 1440p 60fps in a thinkpad t480

modern thinkpads have good cooling solutions

ULV cpus are good enough to do what I do, casual gaming

[Jtalk4456]

I asked my grandpa if I could have a root beer. He told me I'm not supposed to have sugar before dinner. I told him he was sill, there's no sugar, just beer and some roots. 

I'm not sure if it's worse that I thought root beer had 2 ingredients or whether I thought I wanted to drink beer...

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10 hours ago, keskparane said:

I thought if it was raining it was raining everywhere at once, not localized.

I swear there are grown up people who believe this, and/or the alternative that it's the same time of day everywhere

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Girls have cooties. 

[Crunchy Dragon]

I was taught that my signature would be way more important than it actually is.

[dalekphalm]

2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

I was taught that my signature would be way more important than it actually is.

In some countries, it's extremely important - though you likely won't need to sign for anything on a regular basis.

[wANKER]

3 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

I was taught that my signature would be way more important than it actually is.

I don't think I've ever done a signature even similar 

 

Just a scribble 

[PlayStation 2]

Cursive is a useful skill.

[Jtalk4456]

55 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Girls have cooties. 

They do have cooties, but it's like germs. There are good and bad germs. The nature of the cooties depend on the girl. A really nice girl with a good personality has lots of good cooties, so it's fine if you get those. Crazy girls, including but not limited to yanderes and gold diggers, have evil cooties. you don't want those

[wANKER]

The teachers slept in the school 

 

I had many more but I can't think of them