"I wound my watch with batteries": Reddit users talk about their misconceptions

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Funny stories of people who were unaware of their delusions.

Many of us have moments of enlightenment: when we find out that we have been doing something wrong for many years. Reddit users decided to tell their stories about misconceptions that are sometimes hard to believe.

Since time immemorial, I have always washed my silverware in the dishwasher and the tray for them in the sink. One day I saw my wife take this tray out of the dishwasher. I stood with my mouth open.

PetesBrotherPaul did not wash the dishes correctly

Nobody ever told me that it is no longer necessary to take two sizes of shoes when the leg stops growing. I bought such shoes until I was 23 years old.

One day I read the Merrell Sizing Guide and my brain exploded. I called myself a big kid to make excuses. Although, in fact, I realized that I was just an idiot.

tiffblan bought off-sized shoes until 23

I've always thought that eggplant tastes "itchy". It seemed to me that the "itch" is a scent. Once I fed my child with eggplant and he turned red all over. It turned out that we both are allergic to eggplant. And "itch" is not a scent.

Cookierookiesquare didn't know about eggplant allergy

I had a car with headlights. You have no idea how nice it is to know about this three years after buying a car.

shitcompliment was unaware of the existence of turning headlights

I recently learned that the lint roller can be cleaned. I sat beside him for a minute to accept it. I am 20 years old.

RussianPlkachu did not know that the lint rollers can be cleaned

I once used my father's car keychain to start it. For two years he did not know that such a function existed.

boymonkey0412 helped his father to deal with the car

I didn't know there was a lunch break until I took my third job.

elenathelaughinguni hard worker

I didn’t know that the protective foil could be removed from the coffee cream. I stabbed them with a knife until my uncle told me, "What the hell are you doing?"

14mackenzier loves creamy coffee

I wound the watch with batteries. A whole year.

refreshing_username can wind up a quartz watch

I learned to play the clarinet on my own. Six months later, I was told that I was holding him upside down.

Aleriya plays the clarinet