View Pit Stop page for race #967 by rddd — Ghost race
| Official speed | 88.39 wpm (43.85 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | January 17, 2009 1:37:20am UTC |
| Race Finish | January 17, 2009 1:38:04am UTC |
| Outcome | No win (3 of 5) |
| Points | 0.00 |
| Text | #290 (Length: 323 characters) At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all, they were not absolutely sure it was an extraterrestrial message. A premature or mistaken announcement would be a public relations disaster. But worse than that, it would interfere with the data analysis. If the press descended, the science would surely suffer. |