We find examples of oxidation-reduction or redox reactions almost every time we analyze the reactions used as sources of either heat or work. When natural gas burns, for example, an oxidation-reduction reaction occurs that releases more than 800 kJ/mol of energy.
The Highwaymen were a 1960s collegiate folk group. They originated at Wesleyan University and had a Billboard #1 hit in 1961 with Michael, a version of the African-American work song Michael, Row the Boat Ashore, and another Top 20 hit in 1962 with Cotton Fields. Michael sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold record.
Tony & Susan McCanless ride out Hurricane Ivan aboard their sailboat in Pensacola. Scroll down for pictures. Hurricane Ivan hit Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama just west of Pensacola, Florida (The Panhandle) in the early hours of September 16, 2004. Tony and Susan McCanless were aboard their 30 foot EndeavourCat catamaran sailboat, Wind Song, in a slip at Pensacola Shipyard and Marine Complex (PSMC).