View Pit Stop page for race #41 by snail — Ghost race
| Official speed | 53.50 wpm (72.45 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | October 20, 2008 10:41:59pm UTC |
| Race Finish | October 20, 2008 10:43:11pm UTC |
| Outcome | Win (1 of 3) |
| 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. |