The Majority's Habits Overrule those of the Individual - Batlah Daato Eitzel Kol Adam

One cannot prove "normal behavior" from the acts of a shoteh: Shabbat 104b
Whether the practice of an entire country, although other countries differ in practice, still defines "popular method": Shabbat 144b; Eruvin 28a, 29b-30a

In eating an olive-Sized Amount of a prohibited food abnormally: Pesachim 44a
Eating Terumah while it is connected to the ground: Menachot 70a
In determining intent for illegal transport on Shabbat: Shabbat 91a
The "normal" method of transport, as far as the laws of illegal transport on Shabbat, is defined by popular preference: Shabbat 92a-b
The method of Squeezing liquid from fruit on Shabbat is defined by popular preference: Shabbat 144b
In determining which items, when placed on the floor of a Succah Hut, become part of the floor in terms of measuring the height of that Succah Hut: Succah 4a
In determining the proper method of guarding an object: Bava Metzia 36a-b, 42a
Determining what constitutes food, vis-a-vis the laws of tumat ochlin - impurity of food: Keritot 21a-b
Determining what constitutes food, vis-a-vis the meals which merge yards for transport within on Shabbat, merge alleys for transport within on Shabbat, or extend the limit of travel outside a town on Shabbat: Eruvin 28a, 30b
Determing what constitutes "food" to require tithing: Eruvin 28a
Considering an item to be a "garment" in order to communicate impurity: Eruvin 29b-30a


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