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by JohnFen 277 days ago
I'm no EE, but my understanding is that it's partially because the amperage is very low and partially because the signal is AC operating at a frequency that causes a large impedance mismatch between the probe and people.

It's counterintuitive enough that the probes actually have an "anti-warning" label to inform people that they are safe to touch.