“Quicksand is a legitimate danger to my life.”

When we grow up, however, we realise that some of it is utter nonsense.

“, and we thought we’d share some of the best responses.

Jack Nicholson as Col. Jessup in "A Few Good Men" angrily responds during a courtroom scene

“Cars don’t start if your seatbelt isn’t buckled.

I then told this same lie to my children, it works a treat lol.”

u/Royal_Confidence24

2.

Character Joey from Friends wearing a red sweater, looks skeptical, caption says "DON'T YOU LIE TO ME"

“If you eat a watermelon seed then a watermelon will grow inside of you.”

u/ONEofWON

3.

“That quicksand is a legitimate danger to my life.”

Man expressing disbelief or disagreement, background suggests casual indoor setting

u/PetiteBustyMyra

5. u/so_illogical

6.

“That adults knew what they were doing.

u/DreamyMeats

7.

Text overlay on a gif from a show with a woman asking "ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME?"

“The moon is following me everywhere.”

u/Tiny_Landscape_8350

8. u/SlackPriestess

9.

“That when I was an adult I’d have all the time in the world.”

Character resembling Marilyn Monroe in a red dress on animated stairs

u/Maso_TGN

10.

“Women get pregnant after hugging a man.”

u/Ferociouspenguin718

11.

Close-up of character in a red dress shirt and vest with text "YOU LIED TO ME" from a Netflix show

“That I could dig to China.”

u/ZapRowsdowerlegend

12.

“The pee is stored in the balls.”

u/usually_surly

13.

“Don’t get me started on Sea Monkeys.”

u/cuntofmontecrisco

14. u/Pale_Nobody428

15.

“That whenever I swallowed bubblegum, it would pile up in my stomach and eventually kill me.”

u/bacon_reese

16.

“That carrots help you see in the dark.”

casualgem30

H/T tou/Murky-Razzmatazz-393andr/AskRedditfor having the convo!

Thumbnail credits: NBC, Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Warner Bros., Fox