It’s called an IC popper and is used to remove surface mount components from a circuit board. You slide the metal wire under the component, melt the solder, and gently lift the IC off the board.
Had no clue what that was. I’ve got a couple of them too. sure could of used that little suker a few times… lol
Thanks for that question, teacher…
And thanks for the answer MWS
Smart little tool, so you’d put prong(s) under the chip and just using its handles weight, like its sitting in the pic, thus keeping easy light pressure on the chip so it pops off when it reaches temp…?