I did think I had killed the CPU at the time, but being an impoverished student at the time I had no choice but to see if it was OK - and thankfully it was. Th

I did think I had killed the CPU at the time, but being an impoverished student at the time I had no choice but to see if it was OK - and thankfully it was. The heat was quick and intense enough that I took my finger off very quickly - it may have actually overheated and shut down faster than I took my finger (knuckle of my pinky) off, which might have saved me from a more lasting burn.