How come you press harder on a remote control when you know the battery is dead?

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because it will work, damnit

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KittyChanel	Posted Aug 25th, 2009 at 8:23AM The same reason people press the elevator button over and over to make the elevator move faster. Rated: +2Vote for this!
AIUI	Posted Aug 25th, 2009 at 7:23AM The same reason I find myself turning up the volume on a foreign language movie, as if some how the words and their meaning would become clearer.... Rated: +1Vote for this!
MissGuided	Posted Aug 25th, 2009 at 3:29AM BECAUSE DAMNIT WHY ISN'T THIS THING WORKING?!?! Rated: +1Vote for this!
elvebrilith	Posted Aug 25th, 2009 at 3:31AM HAHA! Oooh... Mystic! I need to talk to you, I'm getting different things! Rated: +1Vote for this!
kevinmcc	Posted Aug 25th, 2009 at 3:36AM Try to squeeze the last bit of juice out of the dead battery Rated: +1Vote for this!
BusinessGoth	Posted Aug 25th, 2009 at 3:45AM Because people like to flog a dead horse! Rated: +1Vote for this!
KavookiSoldier	Posted Aug 25th, 2009 at 3:54AM I already answered this, pressing the remote harder, in hopes that the kinetic energy transfer might power the device. Rated: +1Vote for this!
SweetPegasus	Posted Aug 25th, 2009 at 5:24AM Good question. I've never actually thought about it but it is true. Rated: +1Vote for this!
Neveah	Posted Aug 25th, 2009 at 5:49AM PURE LAZINESS. Rated: +1Vote for this!

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