Apple engineer spoof video: is Spanish Laughing Guy the new Downfall?

El Risitas, the 'Apple engineer' from a clip poking fun at the new MacBook has gone viral. But who is he really? Where did the meme originate from? And can it unseat Hitler?

Shoulders shaking and wiping tears from his eyes, the Apple MacBook engineer with a thick moustache screeches with laughter. He straightens up and slaps a table. "Wait! It gets better!" he cries. "It was so thin the battery wouldn't fit inside! That's all our customers need! I got promoted!"

Move over Hitler: there's a new parody video star in town. Of course, the guy in the video currently pushing at 1.8million views and 20,000 likes on YouTube, reduced to a quivering wreck by Apple's new flagship product having "NO USB PORTS!", isn't actually an employee of Tim Cook.