Laws of Physics in "Ratatouille" - Outline

1. Introduction
   1. Ratatouille
   2. Hypothesis: Ratatouille seems to be very physically accurate, until it needs to be comical.
2. Rats can be unbelievably strong and nimble.
   1. Remy handles spatulas and spoons, and does great stunts to get around the kitchen.
   2. Emile manages to swing a huge chandelier he's sitting on. 
   3. A gang of rats stop a moving car, and proceed to tie up and kidnap the health inspector.
3. When controlled by Remy, Linguini moves with impossible balance and weight.
   1. When controlled by Remy, Linguini flails around like he does not have a human's weight.
   2. Linguini's chef hat and Remy stick to his head, even if Linguini is completely bent over.
      1. Contradiction: Linguini willingly takes his hat off many times with ease, and it even flies off – but only when he's riding a motorcycle at a high speed.
4. Food changes properties as they need it to.
   1. Linguini flips a seemingly soft and light tortilla, and it ends up breaking through the glass window.
   2. A rat surfs on a slab of butter, and rides effortlessly back and forth on a pan that he is using as a half-pipe.
   3. A melon falls onto a fat rat who ate a bunch of grapes, which rapidly shoots the grapes out his mouth one at a time, like a machine gun.
5. Conclusion
   1. Ratatouille breaks the laws of physics only subtly, and does not depend on it.
   2. Because the physics are done right, the story feels like it is in our world – we can better connect with it.