Facebook game lets you throw friends off buildings

Despite cherishing our family members, friends, acquaintances, and co-workers, we sometimes find ourselves wishing that we could throw them off the top of a building. Well, thanks to a new version of Tetris, we can now pretend to do just that.

Mashable reports that backpack maker Eastpak has designed what could be dubbed as "Human Tetris" and released it as a Facebook app. (The app is actually officially called "Spak," which coincidentally is the sound each of your friends will make when he or she hits the ground in the game.)

There is nothing particularly novel about the overall game — it's just like Tetris, after all — save for the fact that each of the falling blocks is actually shaped like a human body with the face of one of your Facebook friends. As you can see by the screenshot above though, it is pretty tough to make out your friends' pixelated faces, so a bit of imagination and pretense is definitely required.

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If Eastpak could make the game look like its promotional video, on the other hand, then you would never have to tap into the violent part of your imagination again:

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Obligatory reminder: This is just a silly game, folks. You shouldn't really throw your friends off buildings — and you should probably seek professional assistance if you have serious urges to do so. (As in a shrink! Not a professional killer!)

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Rosa Golijan writes about tech here and there. She's a bit obsessed with Twitter, loves to be liked on Facebook, and would appreciate it if you'd never throw her off a building.