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Awhile ago I came to the realization that small kids make up their own theories behind common things like clouds or the street lights going on at night.
Now I'd like to know what you thought of all that when you were small.

For example (I'll just take the two things stated above):

When I was small I thought clouds were soft and fluffy, and when you reached them in a plane, you could doze off on them.

Or:

When I was small, I thought there was a guy in a house covered with switches and he was responsible for turning the street lights on at night.

GO! 		2013-04-02 23:24:00

Author:
nysudyrgh
Posts: 5482

I'm not too sure if I'm allowed to say what I used to think meatballs were on this site...2013-04-02 23:49:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

I used to believe the bible.2013-04-03 05:46:00

Author:
JamesDNaux
Posts: 757

When I was small, I thought there was a guy in a house covered with switches and he was responsible for turning the street lights on at night.

That, but then for the stoplights.		2013-04-03 17:43:00

Author:
Woutery
Posts: 793

When I was little, I thought "Milky Way" was the same as "our solar system" and "galaxies" were the stars you would see at night.2013-04-03 18:14:00

Author:
gdn001
Posts: 5891

That, but then for the stoplights.

Exactly what I was going to say, but the guy is just underneath that intersection. 		2013-04-03 22:54:00

Author:
L1N3R1D3R
Posts: 13447

When I was a little young un, video games were generally far more difficult than they are today. They required a lot more skill and dedication to complete. As such it took me a few years to complete any of them. So I asked my Dad what happened when you got to the end on various games. He always answered, "A prize comes out of the back of the computer." I kept trying to work out how this would be possible considering it was an Atari ST, and thus slimmer than even a slim PS3. Eventually I realised he was just making it up. I was quite dissapointed, but it didn't stop me playing games. Of course the truth was back then for many games, if you got to the end you'd get a game over screen similar to if you just lost. No long cut scenes or trophies, so I can understand why I wasn't told that!2013-04-04 10:03:00

Author:
LieutenantFatman
Posts: 465

When I was very little, there was a time when I thought my mum could control the car windscreen wipers by raising her eyebrows. They could be set to automatic or manual, and she'd do it when it's on manual. She bloody loves bringing this up when we're reminiscing.


When I was a little young un, video games were generally far more difficult than they are today. They required a lot more skill and dedication to complete. As such it took me a few years to complete any of them. So I asked my Dad what happened when you got to the end on various games. He always answered, "A prize comes out of the back of the computer." I kept trying to work out how this would be possible considering it was an Atari ST, and thus slimmer than even a slim PS3. Eventually I realised he was just making it up. I was quite dissapointed, but it didn't stop me playing games. Of course the truth was back then for many games, if you got to the end you'd get a game over screen similar to if you just lost. No long cut scenes or trophies, so I can understand why I wasn't told that!

My brother got Who Wants to be a Millionaire on the PS1 at Christmas (not THIS Christmas obviously :tongue. Me managed to convince my sister that the money came out the back if you won.		2013-04-04 10:56:00

Author:
Ali_Star
Posts: 4085

One time, my dad convinced my sister that we had bought a boat.

LOL		2013-04-04 14:36:00

Author:
DominationMags
Posts: 1840

I once convinced my friend I was in a Mountain Rescue Team, because I had a coat that had it on. This was when I was about 8 and he was a couple years younger. Managed to keep it going for weeks!
Also managed to convince my sister that she was talking to a ghost, but it was just me hiding under her bed, shining a torch on the wardrobe and putting on a deep (well.... deep for a child) voice. Felt quite guilty revealing the truth in the end, she'd struck up quite a bond with the ghost. 		2013-04-04 15:11:00

Author:
Ali_Star
Posts: 4085

Also managed to convince my sister that she was talking to a ghost, but it was just me hiding under her bed, shining a torch on the wardrobe and putting on a deep (well.... deep for a child) voice. Felt quite guilty revealing the truth in the end, she'd struck up quite a bond with the ghost.

Lol'd. But i guess that would be cool though.		2013-04-05 14:45:00

Author:
Woutery
Posts: 793

My brother got Who Wants to be a Millionaire on the PS1 at Christmas (not THIS Christmas obviously :tongue. Me managed to convince my sister that the money came out the back if you won.

I used to actually think this, I got the game..i was very disappointed.		2013-04-05 18:06:00

Author:
Hellobob5
Posts: 382

I thought my Sister was my Brothers Mom and my mom was only mine and not my siblings.2013-04-05 21:00:00

Author:
Halfire
Posts: 132

... Some stars you see at night may be galaxies...2013-04-05 21:17:00

Author:
Awesome_Guy
Posts: 167

I used to think that it was those little ice cubes that daddy put in his drink in the morning that made him angry.2013-04-06 00:36:00

Author:
flamingemu
Posts: 1872

... Some stars you see at night may be galaxies...
Do not worry, I have since then evolved... (http://en.spaceengine.org/)		2013-04-06 04:10:00

Author:
gdn001
Posts: 5891

I used to think stars were literally surrounding the Earth and were actually Mini-Suns.2013-04-06 19:52:00

Author:
Protoraptor
Posts: 960

When I was small, I used to think each day of the week was called "Tomorrow", because when people were talking about what they would be doing on the next day, they said "Tomorrow, we'll do this and that etc...". So, when we finally got to the next day, I was like "Today is tomorrow!"

I remember my preschool teacher asking the class what day it was... Some said Thursday, some said Friday, and I was the only schmuck answering It's tomorrow! Today iz tomorrow!

At that time, I never understood why my teacher did facepalm everytime I said a word.		2013-04-06 20:48:00

Author:
Oddmania
Posts: 1305

When I was small I thought that 'yesterday' literally meant any time in the past.

E.g "I went to the zoo yesterday" = last year.		2013-04-06 22:04:00

Author:
flamingemu
Posts: 1872

I had this crazy idea that babies were born when mommies and daddies loved each other very very much. Then I found out that a stupid bird just drops them down chimneys 2013-04-08 19:09:00

Author:
JamesDNaux
Posts: 757

When I was small, I had a penchant for making a pile of blankets and pillows, and jumping off of things into them.
One day, I jumped off of the television. I missed, and busted my head open.

Now my memory is bad, and I used to be referred to as 'Harry Potter' from the scar.		2013-04-09 14:21:00

Author:
CirkuzFr3ek
Posts: 194

When I was small I thought you could just put buttons and levers on some random object to make it work like a vehicle or machine. So I inserted one end of a stick between the couch cushions and repeatedly pushed and pulled the other end to try and make the couch fly.

Probably a result of watching too many Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons. Good thing I never thought about jumping off the balcony with a homemade glider 		2013-04-09 19:58:00

Author:
SnipySev
Posts: 2452

I inserted one end of a stick between the couch cushions and repeatedly pushed and pulled the other end to try and make the couch fly.

Switch + mover = this.

Have you even played the LBPV tutorials? They showed you how to make a couch fly using a switch.		2013-04-10 09:48:00

Author:
Woutery
Posts: 793

One time, my dad convinced my older brother (he was a youngin) that our sister had been "kidnapped by the crazy clowns" when she had missed the bus, "but that's okay, we didn't like her anyways" (I imagine he had an internal troll face at this point). Older brother totally bought it 2013-04-14 17:11:00

Author:
Ryan86me
Posts: 1909

When I was a kid I thought everything was in black and white when my parents were young. I guess is was because the movies from back then were in black and white. I'd say, "What was it like back when it was black and white." They had no idea what I was talking about.

Here's a picture of the very very young TheCountessZ when she thought those silly thoughts:

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad3/abroughton_photos/2-14-20129-7-33_063_zpse89aca0c.jpg		2013-04-14 23:55:00

Author:
TheCountessZ
Posts: 537

When I was a kid I thought everything was in black and white when my parents were young. I guess is was because the movies from back then were in black and white. I'd say, "What was it like back when it was black and white." They had no idea what I was talking about.

Here's a picture of the very very young TheCountessZ when she thought those silly thoughts:

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad3/abroughton_photos/2-14-20129-7-33_063_zpse89aca0c.jpg
The world looks pretty much more beautiful now that we have full colors, amirite? Can't wait until they add a new primary color, that will be INSANE! 		2013-04-15 11:10:00

Author:
gdn001
Posts: 5891

When I was a kid I thought everything was in black and white when my parents were young. I guess is was because the movies from back then were in black and white. I'd say, "What was it like back when it was black and white." They had no idea what I was talking about.

Here's a picture of the very very young TheCountessZ when she thought those silly thoughts:

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad3/abroughton_photos/2-14-20129-7-33_063_zpse89aca0c.jpg

When was that photo taken?		2013-04-15 11:41:00

Author:
Ali_Star
Posts: 4085

I assumed that teachers never left school and slept under their desks overnight, living off of apples and coffee.

I thought the teachers' lounge was some sort of alternate dimension and attempted to peek or sneak inside. When they told me there was a soda machine inside I had to freaking get in there.

I thought there was no such thing as a time before eight o' clock. So school was literally the beginning of the day.

I envisioned the principal like a king/queen and the system and faculty as some sort of monarchy. If I was ever called up to the office, I was convinced it was because the principal wanted to make me a squire.

Ever since St. Patrick's Day in kindergarten, I thought that leprechauns played a large role in school.

I thought adults lost the ability to dream, and that's why teachers were so grumpy in the mornings.

I thought bad kids were kept in the closet.

For a long time I thought the library was home to thousands of book goblins or other mythical creatures. I also thought books were newborn babies and treated them as such. I once cried when I got a corner of a book wet.

I thought the only time you could find a teacher in A HOUSE was on Halloween. Truly magical.

I thought nap time was difficult because you had to hold your breath or something. Luckily I quit the practice early on. Never got many stickers for it though.

Sentences were pointless and grammar was optional.

You could change your name at any time of the year AS LONG as it's in cursive.

I thought that the golden stars you got for being good were actual stars, and that the cardboard crowns you got to wear on your birthday were literally royal.

I thought I was impervious to trouble (LOL) and simply blew off "bad" slips and lied to my mom about them (don't worry, the worst trouble I really ever got in was for throwing fits and crying). I was basically part of the staff in my eyes, since I fed the class fish and was the best line leader.

There was lost treasure on top of any cabinet high enough to climb in the house and I was equivalent to a person climbing Mount Everest in ten minutes if I made it to the top.

Couch pillows made great horses.

For the longest time I thought I had a sister.
Turns out my grandma was using a metaphor.		2013-04-15 20:35:00

Author:
Sackpapoi
Posts: 1195

When my brother was born, I did'nt know that he really was my brother (I was like, 2 years old back then), so one time I asked my mom "Mom, when will he go home?"

lol :3		2013-04-17 14:48:00

Author:
Unknown User

When was that photo taken?

quite a few decades ago...sniff sniff But I did want to demonstrate how small I was when I thought that. It's amazing how different our brains work when we're 5 or so years old.		2013-04-18 00:00:00

Author:
TheCountessZ
Posts: 537

When I was young, when we went to the garden centre one of my aunties she told me that there were witches living in the sheds. I used to hate going there for a while after that! Evil woman.


quite a few decades ago...sniff sniff But I did want to demonstrate how small I was when I thought that. It's amazing how different our brains work when we're 5 or so years old.

I'm liking the retro hairstyle. 		2013-04-18 10:47:00

Author:
Ali_Star
Posts: 4085

I'll throw another one in aswell.
I used to believe that bees made honey, and butterflies made jam.		2013-04-22 17:15:00

Author:
nysudyrgh
Posts: 5482

I'll throw another one in aswell.
I used to believe that bees made honey, and butterflies made jam.

Well 1 out of 2 ain't bad. 		2013-04-22 20:36:00

Author:
Ali_Star
Posts: 4085

Well 1 out of 2 ain't bad.

Silly me, thinking that bees make honey. <_<		2013-04-25 20:57:00

Author:
nysudyrgh
Posts: 5482

When I was small... (Because I watched too much spongebob) I used to think jelly came from actual jellyfish ._.2013-04-27 21:41:00

Author:
Unknown User

And to add to the post above this:
I used to think the sponges you use for the dishes actually came from sea sponges.		2013-04-27 22:37:00

Author:
nysudyrgh
Posts: 5482

I used to think they stopped people stealing money from the tills in shops by making the floor really slippery. The people who worked the till were given special shoes that could grip onto the floor.


And to add to the post above this:
I used to think the sponges you use for the dishes actually came from sea sponges.

They can be, people harvest sea sponges and sell them, I think they're used more as body sponges mind.		2013-04-28 21:20:00

Author:
kirbyman62
Posts: 1893

They can be, people harvest sea sponges and sell them, I think they're used more as body sponges mind.

Why would they do that? ;-;
How can you kill the awesomeness that is a sea sponge to use it as a body sponge? :c		2013-04-28 21:33:00

Author:
nysudyrgh
Posts: 5482

When I was about 6, I had this weird thought that I was already fully grown, and that I was in a machine that made me relive my entire life, but being able to remake decisions. And that even though it seemed like years, it was only a few seconds. And the goal was to see if I could figure this out without any help whatsoever. (I know, it's weird.)2013-05-28 02:51:00

Author:
qwerty123456
Posts: 309

When I was little, like 5-7 years old, I used to think my heart was located in my stomach; once, at a doctors appointment, the doctor asked me where my heart was located, guess where I pointed? XD My dad and the doctor kept laughing. :32013-05-28 19:32:00

Author:
Momoli1344
Posts: 54

When I was a little kid, I thought that video-game characters were actually real-time actors.

So, I was playing Donkey Kong 64, and I jumped on a torch, and I asked my mom why wasn't the actor burning (it was a decorative torch, no damage). She laughed for a while		2013-05-28 20:20:00

Author:
Patofan
Posts: 1185

When I was about 6, I had this weird thought that I was already fully grown, and that I was in a machine that made me relive my entire life, but being able to remake decisions. And that even though it seemed like years, it was only a few seconds. And the goal was to see if I could figure this out without any help whatsoever. (I know, it's weird.)
I see you haven't exited the Matrix yet.		2013-05-28 20:34:00

Author:
Sackpapoi
Posts: 1195

When I was a little kid, I thought that video-game characters were actually real-time actors.

So, I was playing Donkey Kong 64, and I jumped on a torch, and I asked my mom why wasn't the actor burning (it was a decorative torch, no damage). He laughed for a while

You'll have to change one of the two. xD		2013-05-28 21:07:00

Author:
nysudyrgh
Posts: 5482

Whoops, I'll fix that. Thanks

Now, a bit on topic but not exactly, I remember that one day my mom was using a sandwich maker to make sandwiches (duh). When SHE left, I wondered how did that work and touched it with all my fingers at once. I burned all my fingers due to me being curious, how nice		2013-05-29 13:51:00

Author:
Patofan
Posts: 1185

When I was small, I was like "Hey, what's that smell?" each time I would walk into the art teacher's office.

Now I know.		2013-05-29 20:23:00

Author:
Oddmania
Posts: 1305

When I was small, I was like "Hey, what's that smell?" each time I would walk into the art teacher's office.

Now I know.

Potpourri? 		2013-05-29 20:41:00

Author:
Ali_Star
Posts: 4085

Potpourri?

Haha, more or less... 		2013-05-30 21:18:00

Author:
Oddmania
Posts: 1305

Potpourri?

I think fewer letters...		2013-05-30 23:08:00

Author:
flamingemu
Posts: 1872

Haha, more or less...

Yeah, artists love potpourri. It can be a real source of inspiration for them.		2013-05-31 09:59:00

Author:
Ali_Star
Posts: 4085

When I was small, I thought my heart was shaped like a heart. It turned out I was way off.2013-06-01 21:19:00

Author:
Dragonvarsity
Posts: 5208

When I was small, I thought my heart was shaped like a heart. It turned out I was way off.
I still refuse to believe a knot of muscle in my chest is the only thing keeping me alive.

On the inside I'm filled with cotton candy and marshmallows, none of this gross stuff.		2013-06-01 23:30:00

Author:
Ayneh
Posts: 2454

I still refuse to believe a knot of muscle in my chest is the only thing keeping me alive.

On the inside I'm filled with cotton candy and marshmallows, none of this gross stuff.

I know what you mean. I'd rather think I am above all that squishy gross stuff, but way too sane or possibly chicken to test out my theory.		2013-06-01 23:50:00

Author:
jwwphotos
Posts: 11383

On the inside I'm filled with cotton candy and marshmallows, none of this gross stuff.
And you leak maple syrup when you get cut.
Me? I am made from the finest product of billions of years of matter trying to arrange itself in a way that allows for information processing and storing.		2013-06-02 02:18:00

Author:
gdn001
Posts: 5891

When Lisa Kudrow's arm falls off in 'f.r.i.e.n.d.s' my mind couldn't comprehend it. I spent a week coming up with two theories:
A) Lisa Kudrow never had an arm and it was fake the whole time
B) Lisa Kudrow actually cut off her arm for that scene and then the hospital people put it on later.

My mum just laughed ;L		2013-06-03 10:01:00

Author:
flamingemu
Posts: 1872

When Lisa Kudrow's arm falls off in 'f.r.i.e.n.d.s' my mind couldn't comprehend it. I spent a week coming up with two theories:
A) Lisa Kudrow never had an arm and it was fake the whole time
B) Lisa Kudrow actually cut off her arm for that scene and then the hospital people put it on later.

My mum just laughed ;L

Did you believe she actually had a twin sister too? 		2013-06-03 10:10:00

Author:
Ali_Star
Posts: 4085

Me? I am made from the finest product of billions of years of matter trying to arrange itself in a way that allows for information processing and storing.
I think people tend to grossly inflate the processing and storage capabilities of the brain, since they typically take the brain as a whole. 5 BILLION TRANSISTORS!

Like, after striping out all the irrelevant parts that do things like regulate hormones or whatever, leaving only what is directly implicable in consciousness (distinct from the human condition), what kind of proportion of the brain is left?		2013-06-04 03:14:00

Author:
Ayneh
Posts: 2454

Like, after striping out all the irrelevant parts that do things like regulate hormones or whatever, leaving only what is directly implicable in consciousness (distinct from the human condition), what kind of proportion of the brain is left?
I'm still trying to figure out a way to recompile some of the sectors and sacrifice some useless features for the sake of processing and storage. For example, who needs a ton of emotions related to friendships and relationships? But I'm still going to leave some of the original portions, like the breathing/heartbeat logic unit.

It's kinda hard to work over your own code but you get used to it.		2013-06-04 04:09:00

Author:
gdn001
Posts: 5891

When I was small I always believed you could reach out and hold a star if you were close enough and that you could rest and play on clouds if they were solid.2013-06-04 08:12:00

Author:
SirenScribble7189
Posts: 52

I'm still trying to figure out a way to recompile some of the sectors and sacrifice some useless features for the sake of processing and storage. For example, who needs a ton of emotions related to friendships and relationships? But I'm still going to leave some of the original portions, like the breathing/heartbeat logic unit.

It's kinda hard to work over your own code but you get used to it.
Oh? Social intelligence and humour are kinda prerequisites for a good AI to me.		2013-06-06 02:32:00

Author:
Ayneh
Posts: 2454

Oh? Social intelligence and humour are kinda prerequisites for a good AI to me.
I just leave these units running with minimal priority most of the time. ._.		2013-06-06 03:04:00

Author:
gdn001
Posts: 5891

I can't tell. <32013-06-06 12:28:00

Author:
Ayneh
Posts: 2454

Someone told me if you flush the toilet 7 times a weird..."thing"....appears.
Luckily I stopped on flush 4.		2013-06-17 01:44:00

Author:
Xtrahuman
Posts: 431

I thought that when my mom were going to the supermarket with me she was going to sell me to someone.2013-06-17 02:40:00

Author:
cakito123
Posts: 353

I thought that when my mom were going to the supermarket with me she was going to sell me to someone.

It's Too bad no one wanted to buy you 		2013-06-17 22:49:00

Author:
butter-kicker
Posts: 1061

My friend thought that, since she was born on July 4th, the American Flag was her Birthday flag. <3 isnt that the sweetest thing ever2013-06-18 04:34:00

Author:
DominationMags
Posts: 1840

I used to think that for CGI or animated cartoons you'd have to point a camera at a greenscreen and then put special effects over it to make the entire thing.2013-07-06 00:09:00

Author:
Robo4900
Posts: 409

I use to think that the air vents were portals to other dimensions...2013-07-06 21:54:00

Author:
DawnBreaker_23
Posts: 568

Storage closets in elementary school were "where they kept the bodies"

Not kidding.		2013-07-15 04:52:00

Author:
Xtrahuman
Posts: 431

I always thought that there was a midget sitting inside these: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3314/3430593538_ae3b8a042a.jpg2013-07-17 19:44:00

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Alec
Posts: 3871


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