I'll bet you are a real hoot at Magic shows........
Remember when you were a kid and reading 'Dick Tracy' comic books and seeing that neat little watch that was a two way radio??
Back then, anything like that was 'Science Fiction' and no one even suspected in our later lives we'd all be carrying small, efficient computers in our pockets.
Point is, anything is and probably will be possible.
But, I'm with you, I think the little one being shot is standing on an electrified mat.
I thought I saw a faint hint of smoke coming from the top of his head.......