weather

I used to think that I controlled the strength of the wind outside according to the strength of my breath, and that if I would breath or blow really hard, it would get windier...it worked I tell you!

Anon

When i was little i used to believe that i could suck up a tornado in a vaccuum if it came in my house.

Anon

I used to believe that the large building/skyscrapers that made smoke were "cloud machines"

Anon

As a child of the desert and 70-degree Christmases, I had little experience with snow. I had seen in portrayed many times in cartoons and movies, though. A jingling bell sound always seemed to accompany it.

Therefore, I resolutely believed that snow made a "jingle, jingle, jingle" sound as it fell. When it miraculously snowed one day when I was in first grade, I was rather disappointed to learn that this wasn't true...

Anon

I used to believe that when it was raining god was peeing on everyone haha.

nicole

Whenever it rained I used to believe that God pushed this powerful button to control the intensity, duration, and time of day the rain would fall.

Anon

In elementary school, I misread the word "cumulus" and thought cumulus clouds were actually "Columbus clouds." I realized by sixth grade that I'd been wrong, but I still like the picture "Columbus clouds" gives me of the explorer leaning forward at the front of the ship, guided by the huge stacks of white clouds passing across a cerulean blue sky. So for me, "Columbus clouds" they will remain.

Jackee Henderson

When I was about 5 years old I believed that if I put a thermometer in the freezer, it would start to snow outside. I even tried it once but my grandmother found out and put a quick stop to my experiment.

Andrew

When I was little and I heard a weather report in the winter, I always wondered why they gave two temperatures: one for the "windshield factory" and one for everyone else. I couldn't figure out why it would have to be so much colder where they made windshields. I don't remember how long I thought this before I learned about the wind chill factor.

chilly girl

used to believe that clouds were porridge

ian k

When I was a child I used to belived that the clouds
came down to drink water.

Efrain

In the 70's there was lots of talk about the ice age on TV. Of course I assumed it was going to happen in my lifetime and was worried about it. I imagined we would all have to live in massive submarines in the water under the ice. I figured each submarine would be it's own country.

Giselle

I thought snow had diamonds in it because it sparkles when the sun hits it.

Giselle

Wind came from children who were being punished - they were forced to stand in a barn and an old man made them all blow in the same direction to make wind.

Jurgen

I grew up in Florida and my grandparents lived in NY. I always loved the snow so my grandfather told me that he would send me a snow ball. Weeks later I recieved a moth ball in a babyfood jar labeled 'snow ball'...I believed for YEARS that it was a snow ball.

Gatorgrl

My dad thought when he was little, rain was caused by army guys in the clouds with rain guns.

Daughter of the Weird

i used to think that when it was foggy outside that the world had turned upside down and the clouds were on the ground instead of in the sky.

chicken little much?

when I was young I believed that when God was angry and sad, that's when we see rain and thunder...

lily

I used to believe that Global Warming (aka greenhouse gases) were actually caused by greenhouses. I saw a greenhouse in a movie and I shouted Greenhouse Gasses! I got strange looks from people in the audience.

Smarties