This is from the kooky interview I'm doing right now… The entry on the left is written by me and is an old BME/Glossary entry, which would date to I think 1999 or so. The entry on the right is from “The Body Piercing Encyclopedia” (credited to William Rafti), which Unimax* started selling this summer. To me the two entries look a little too similar… can anyone say plagiarism?
| EPINEPHRINE (aka ADRENALIN)
Epinephrine is commonly combined with injectible anesthetics due to its vascular constrictive properties. That is, it causes blood vessels to shrink closed. This means first that the anesthetic will last longer (since it is not carried away in the blood), and second, the procedure will bleed less.
It should be noted that because of its vasoconstrictive properties should be avoided in extremities and digits since the small blood vessels can be permanently collapsed. It should be probably also be avoided by those with heart conditions — injecting 5cc's of Xylocaine with Epinephrine into your balls will make you feel like you've just run around the block. |
Epinephrine (Adrenalin)
Epinephrine is commonly combined with injectable anesthetics due to its vascular constrictive properties. That is, it causes blood vessels to shrink closed. This means first that the anesthetic will last longer (since it is not carried away in the blood), and second, the procedure will bleed less.
It should be noted that because of its vasoconstrictive properties should be avoided in extremities and digits since the small blood vessels can be permanently collapsed. It should probably also be avoided by those with heart conditions. |
BME: Why did you steal material from BME?Rafti: "All mankind is of one author, and is one volume..." -John Donne.
BME: No, I'm serious, why did you steal my articles and say you wrote them?
Rafti: I had permission.
BME: No, you didn't. Why did you steal my articles?
Rafti: With over 6 billion people in the world thinking millions of thoughts each there is probably no thought that you can think that hasn't been thought before by someone else. I'd expect parallels.
BME: Look, you copied WORD FOR WORD. Did you really think I wouldn't notice?
Rafti: No one else has had a problem like this.
Oh. The full interview will be published probably later this week or on Monday. By the way, before you get too bloodthirsty, my review isn't all bad — I do have some good things to say as well. This is just the one that's driving me bonkers… I can't figure out if Rafti is a total crook, and is stealing stuff on purpose, or if he's a total kook and doesn't even know that he's doing it (and really believes he wrote it all).
Well, it's funny either way.
I probably should call a lawyer, but I'd feel guilty bankrupting this dude if he's really just some pathetic guy who thinks he wrote everything he downloaded. It's kind of sad actually.
My.
God.
Seriously, it's like banging my head against a brick wall.
* Update: Unimax has suspended sales of this eBook pending confirmation of my allegations.
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