Re: Let's call him Jacob, for no particular reason...
Opposite problem for me; too impatient to get a proper removal tool or fiddle with a screwdriver to remove an IC from its socket I decided to pull it out with my finger tips on each end. My cry of "Fuck! That hurts!" as it pivoted and embedded itself in my thumb like a vampire with 18 tiny teeth drew so much attention that running away to hide what I had done was never really an option.
That, and touching a soldering iron tip to check it had cooled down before packing it away, were two mistakes never repeated.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
