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The most common myths of childhood
I propose to recall a few myths of childhood, in which everyone believed.
Gum
When the shelves were first Soviet chewing gum imported from other countries began to spread rumors that foreigners were placed in a real blade gum as hated our country. Children believed in it, and before sending the gum in his mouth, it was broken into two halves, checking if there was a blade. Also I went myth that chewing gum in any case can not swallow, or you can die from intestinal blockage. Now, we know that gum easily digested and excreted from the body.
Ruble USSR
The yards were different legends, one of them said: "For the anniversary of the USSR ruble give new Oka." Children believed that the coin was composed of a very rare and incredibly expensive metal, whose name was kept secret.
Magic Film
The boys believed that the film red camera creates incredible: if you make a picture of all the girls and show the film, it will be there quite naked.
Quickly raised - not a dirty
The kids thought that if you drop something on the dirty surface and lift for 7 seconds, the microbes do not have time to get to the food. But no one had any idea that any microbes enough for a split second, to be on a fallen piece of food.
In the dead hair and nails grow
In this myth believed almost all children. In fact, all life processes are terminated after a person dies. Due to the fact that the liquid is lost, the body begins to dry up, and therefore the nails look longer. A hair caught in the legend to the story was terrible at such stories.
The Beatles in St. Petersburg
It was said that in the mid-sixties in Petersburg were members of the group «The Beatles». The Soviet Union, they visited as tourists, but had to give a concert on an underground train station (or in some yard). Legend has it that from there, and there was the famous song «Back in the USSR».
Coin thrown from a tall building could kill
All children believe in this myth. But this is not true, because the resistance of the air and the wind slows down the speed of objects and coins as well. Coin thrown from a skyscraper is not able to cause any injury to man, and certainly not lead to death.
Cartoon late in the game "Well, wait a minute!»
Remember toys made by all the favorite cartoon about the wolf and the hare? Among the kids, it was thought that if you type an incredible number of points, then the toy will tell an interesting cartoon.
Lightning does not strike twice in one place
Now no one can say where this legend, but still this assumption was wrong. Lightning just love to hit in the same place. A striking example is the New York skyscraper «Empire State Building», where the lightning hit about 25 times a year.
Mosquitoes
It was said that if you collect a kilogram of dried mosquitoes and take them to a pharmacy, you can get something absolutely incredible. And a hundred rubles into the bargain.
Source: i-fakt.ru
Gum
When the shelves were first Soviet chewing gum imported from other countries began to spread rumors that foreigners were placed in a real blade gum as hated our country. Children believed in it, and before sending the gum in his mouth, it was broken into two halves, checking if there was a blade. Also I went myth that chewing gum in any case can not swallow, or you can die from intestinal blockage. Now, we know that gum easily digested and excreted from the body.
Ruble USSR
The yards were different legends, one of them said: "For the anniversary of the USSR ruble give new Oka." Children believed that the coin was composed of a very rare and incredibly expensive metal, whose name was kept secret.
Magic Film
The boys believed that the film red camera creates incredible: if you make a picture of all the girls and show the film, it will be there quite naked.
Quickly raised - not a dirty
The kids thought that if you drop something on the dirty surface and lift for 7 seconds, the microbes do not have time to get to the food. But no one had any idea that any microbes enough for a split second, to be on a fallen piece of food.
In the dead hair and nails grow
In this myth believed almost all children. In fact, all life processes are terminated after a person dies. Due to the fact that the liquid is lost, the body begins to dry up, and therefore the nails look longer. A hair caught in the legend to the story was terrible at such stories.
The Beatles in St. Petersburg
It was said that in the mid-sixties in Petersburg were members of the group «The Beatles». The Soviet Union, they visited as tourists, but had to give a concert on an underground train station (or in some yard). Legend has it that from there, and there was the famous song «Back in the USSR».
Coin thrown from a tall building could kill
All children believe in this myth. But this is not true, because the resistance of the air and the wind slows down the speed of objects and coins as well. Coin thrown from a skyscraper is not able to cause any injury to man, and certainly not lead to death.
Cartoon late in the game "Well, wait a minute!»
Remember toys made by all the favorite cartoon about the wolf and the hare? Among the kids, it was thought that if you type an incredible number of points, then the toy will tell an interesting cartoon.
Lightning does not strike twice in one place
Now no one can say where this legend, but still this assumption was wrong. Lightning just love to hit in the same place. A striking example is the New York skyscraper «Empire State Building», where the lightning hit about 25 times a year.
Mosquitoes
It was said that if you collect a kilogram of dried mosquitoes and take them to a pharmacy, you can get something absolutely incredible. And a hundred rubles into the bargain.
Source: i-fakt.ru
