Final answer:
Plastic products like the battery cover on a remote often use thermosetting plastics, which soften when heated and harden permanently. They decompose when reheated.
Step-by-step explanation:
The small plastic tabs that come with TV remotes are typically used to prevent the remote's batteries from making contact during shipping or storage.
They serve as a barrier to keep the batteries from draining before the remote is used by the consumer.
People with vision problems may not specifically use these tabs, but they are part of the packaging process to ensure that the remote arrives with functional batteries.
Once the user removes the tab, the batteries can make contact, and the remote becomes operational.
Many people, regardless of vision, tend to discard these tabs after setting up their devices.
Your correct question is: What are those little plastic tabs that come with every new TV remote for? Do people with vision problems actually use them, or do they just throw them away like everyone else does?