After a long, tiring week, have you ever sat down on a calm Friday evening to catch up on your favorite show, only to find that the TV remote is nowhere to be found? Then you search everywhere: under the couch, between the cushions, and even in the fridge—maybe you are just hungry. But somehow you are just unable to find it. Evening ruined!
Fear not! With this comprehensive guide that gives insight into disappearing remotes and ways to prevent it, you will be able to fully understand this wacky phenomenon and never find yourself in these awkward situations ever again.
The facts are simple: remote controls disappear only when you are distracted. Believe me, they know when you are not looking. Whether you go to the kitchen to grab some hot and tasty popcorn or text back to a friend on your phone, the remote always takes advantage of this attention gap and goes into hiding.
Knowing this, I present three ways to combat this purposely annoying remote, both psychologically and physically.
- Always place your remote in an open area that is lit at all times. With this, you could minimize your effort to keep track of the escaping remote. When it moves, you notice.
- The preemptive strike: remember when your parents “voluntold” you to do the chores? Well, the thing is, they know the secrets of remotes. By constantly rearranging and organizing the environment, you could easily disrupt a remote’s natural route of hiding, making it more difficult for it to disappear.
- Finally, have a spare. It is always wise to invest in a backup remote that could be used immediately upon the disappearance of the previous one. This is a quick and easy fix to all your remote issues, but remember to get a new backup remote ASAP.
At last! Victory is ours! Humanity’s uncontested intelligence has reigned triumphant once again. This glory came from accepting the facts: remotes will always try to hide. But with strategic planning, and sometimes trickery, you could eliminate the possible nuisance that could arise. Whoopee! Movie night is saved!
