I’d instinctively expect it to be more of a binary thing: they work, then when the batteries get to a certain level they completely stop working.
Instead you get this in between phase when the batteries start getting low, where you have to get closer to the TV for them to work. Why?
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The real world isn’t binary, hardly any of the time. The real world is analog all day long.
Your remote control wants to send a flashing light signal to the TV. The electricity from the battery powers an LED that lights up. As the batter is producing less than it’s rated electric current, there isn’t enough light to make the LED light brightly. But, it’s enough to make the LED light dimly. That dim LED might be bright enough for the TV to see and understand it, some of the time, if it’s held closer, …
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