I have a feeling that a neon can be lit even by a field, ie electrostatic
voltage. If the actual resistance is greater than say half a me, then even
the most severe shock on home supplies is unlikely to do you any harm.

I used to use neon's with a small coil on the bottom to check transmitters
were working same feet away from the aerial.
You only need to strike the neon in the first place after all.
Brian

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I always wear nitrile foam gloves for electrical work. It makes me feel
safer and gives me extra grip as I get older and weaker.

Yesterday, my son tackled me and said that the foam conducts. And he can
prove it. So, we touched one of the neon testers to live, and I lit it up,
through the gloves. Slightly less bright than without the glove. But, it
was definitely glowing a bit.

So, I pointed out that I was standing on a vinyl floor, on concrete,
wearing rubber trainers, etc. The tester contains a resistor (although I
have not found out the resistance yet - anyone know?)

So, the gloves are only a bit of the resistance in the chain. Anyone know
what the gloves' resistance is? Does that reduce a lot with wear?

I'm going to continue wearing them.