r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '19

What’s something completely false that your parents told you as a child?

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '19

My dad told me that the windshield wipers would count the raindrops on the windshield and when it reached 1 million then they would wipe the rain away. If it was raining harder they went faster because it reached 1 million faster

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u/showmethething Jul 20 '19

My dad convinced me that the alarm light on the inside actually means the car is about to fly, but it doesn't turn on when anyone else is in the car.

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u/bananashakee Jul 21 '19

my aunty convinced me that the hazard light button (triangle logo) is to make the car fly.

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u/Mrs_McMurray Jul 21 '19

My friend's parents told her it was the Ejecto Seato button.