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.
http://www.UltimateChase.com. Mike Theiss of Ultimate Chase documented Hurricane Ivan on Pensacola Beach Barrier Island in a high rise building. Watch as Mike shares his experience and imagine if that was You all alone in the pitch dark in a building completely surrounded by rushing water as a Cat 3 Hurricane makes landfall.