2006-09-04 08:43:16 · 19 answers · asked by Alicat 6 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
...and not only that but why do we try it 20 more times getting closer and closer to the telly and still not switch it over on the box itself?
2006-09-04 08:55:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When the batteries are weak, the signal can become weaker. When this happens, pushing on the button hard forces the remote to send a longer, continuous signal which has a better chance of being received by the TV / DVD player / etc. Up until the point where the battery dies and remote stops working completely, this works.
2006-09-04 09:21:49 · answer #2 · answered by im.in.college.so.i.know.stuff 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cos it could easily be that some wires have come unattached and therefore are not responding to the pressing of the buttons. Also- if you're talking about the communal remotes- where everyone uses it in the house- it could be because scum gets in and the same reason as before. Lastly we must do the battery check cos they're meant to last forever like the bunny rabbits!
2006-09-04 08:50:21 · answer #3 · answered by antagonist 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is one of the fundamental properties of our Universe.
Like going to the Kitchen and forgetting what you went in there for or finding only one of a pair of socks when you take your clothes out of a washing machine.
I personally believe that we have deluded ourselves into thinking that the electronic impulses that our brains send down to the fingers pressing the buttons transmits itself into the remote to increase the power of the remote. "Couch Potato's" have been found to have amazing neuron activity coursing through their bodies when doing this. It also explains why we give and receive static shocks as we have developed this supernatural power.
If you are interested in finding out more I recommend reading Douglas Adam's "The Meaning of Liff." Which gives you the description of the words for these actions. I personally like the meaning of the word "Toronto." If you cannot find yours listed then you will have the privilege of naming it. The only drawback is it has to be a place name.
2006-09-04 09:13:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pressing harder on the buttons does work, but I find that tapping it on the side of the sofa / hubbies head keeps them alive for a few more weeks.Harder taps will be required as time draws on.
2006-09-04 10:31:48 · answer #5 · answered by the knitter 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I feel that if I press the buttons with authority it lets the batteries know I mean business! It works doesn't it?
2006-09-04 08:50:30 · answer #6 · answered by Adam W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 points
2006-09-04 10:37:26 · answer #7 · answered by Robert B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess we're just hoping that by some miracle it'll make a difference and are too Lazy to accept that we have to actually change the batteries! Lol!!
2006-09-04 08:55:19 · answer #8 · answered by Isisstar 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the same principle as people speaking loudly to foreigners who don't understand the language. People think that by speaking loudly the person will, by some miracle, understand, instead of which the poor person is probably frightened to death!!
2006-09-04 08:52:49 · answer #9 · answered by uknative 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same reason that we keep pressing elevator or crosswalk buttons.
2006-09-04 08:48:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋