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      07-27-2015, 09:55 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by Kimo View Post
Touch the tip of the "dying" key to your chin, then press the lock or unlock button. Range will increase by 5X - guaranteed.
This is an interim step (assuming you don't mind looking like an idiot) before digging deep for a new key. I'm totally serious.
It works even better if you hold your key to your temple. Jeremy Clarkson demonstrates it here:

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There's another video by a British scientist who demonstrates the phenomenon which is essentially using the large mass of liquid in your brain to amplify the signal. It even works using a gallon of water instead of your head. Edit: found it:

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