Am I allowed a second submission?<br /><br /><b>Second submission:</b><br />We will measure the mass of the ISS by determining its neutrino "shadow" as the ISS transits between our neutrino emitter and our neutrino detector.<br /><br />First, we need a reliable luminous source of neutrinos which are being emitted with a known neutrino flux. I reject the use of the sun as a neutrino source, because we wish to do nighttime measurements, and working during the day would absolutely interefere with surfing.<br /><br />Our neutrino source will be a nuclear reactor, located on the moon. To maximize the neutrino emission, this reactor will be of the Chernobyl design, minus the protective pile cover plate (which, as we know, serves only a placebo in the event of a pile meltdown).<br /><br />Our neutrino detector will be located 3000 meter deep underwater, off of Maui. This is a great location, as the surf is wonderful, and the ocean depths would shield the detector from stray radiation.<br /><br />During nights with a visible moon, the lunar-Chernobyl reactor will be directly overhead, spewing neutrinos directly towards our underwater detector off Maui. Measurements will be taken to establish a statistically secure baseline as a function of angular altitude. We plan to ignore taking measurements while the moon is below the horizon, because those will be evenings set aside for partying.<br /><br />We will then measure neutrino flux measurements as the ISS passes directly (transits) between the lunar-Chernobyl and Maui. The distinct neutrino shadow caused by the ISS transit will be proportional to the ISS-mass, and calculable with knowledge of the neutrino-nucleon inelastic cross sections according to the equations published by K. Hagiwara et al., Phys. Rev. D 66 (Review of Particle Physics 2002) <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature" align="center"><em><font color="#0000ff">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</font></em> </div><div class="Discussion_UserSignature" align="center"><font color="#0000ff"><em>I really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function.</em></font> </div> </div>