Mickey: AM4 owners - have you ever pulled out CPU while removing the CPU cooler?

I was just interested in how prevalent this problem is. I've done it once in perhaps 5-6 removals from an AM4 socket. The other day I had to remove my new CPU to temporarily put the old one back in - it had only been in a few hours and was installed with Noctua NT-H1 paste which is not a "hard" paste. I loosened the cooler by rotating and and sliding the base around as much as I could - it seemed to be moving freely enough, but on lifting, it still pulled out the CPU. Luckily I got away...

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