The military industrial complex can be fun! Tanks-A-Lot in England rents tanks for corporate events, and sexy time events, too. And Mark built a robot that violates none of Asimov's laws of robotics.

Xeni talks to Max Weinstein of stopbadware.org about Cookie Crumbles, a contest he's co-sponsoring with the Berkman Center at Harvard University. It's an open call for videos that explain internet cookies. And an excerpt from a hystelarious online short courtesy of Gabe Delahaye and Max Silvestri. It's called, appropriately, Gabe and Max's Internet Thing.

Update: Hey, bing bong, you got your emails. BBtv viewer Tom Hung snipped an MP3 from the Gabe + Max infauxmercial that you can now use as an email notification soundfile. Link.

Coffee aficionado Mark Frauenfelder demonstrates his favorite portable coffee maker, the Aeropress, and makes a delicious cup of methamphetamine-free espresso (Intelligentsia Coffee's "Black Cat" variety, to be precise). While you're enjoying that first cup, watch this mesmerizing gogo dancer, Miss Foxie Moxie.

If you're enjoying BBtv and care to add a review on iTunes, where we're a (very) newly-listed show, we'd be most grateful! iTunes Link.

While the Dalai Lama visits with President Bush and others in Washington, over the weekend the Miss Tibet pageant occurred. Xeni introduces us to the pageant's founder. And an excerpt of an amazing short film made by Eames Demetrios, the grandson of Charles Eames. We're certain no elephants were harmed in the making of this film.