Imagine having 387 million euros in a piggy bank and throwing it, by accident, in the trash.This is what happened in 2013, in digital format, James Howells, a 36 -year -old computer engineer.The Welshman is willing to recover it and has contacted NASA experts to get it.
The first obstacle is to recover the hard drive, in a municipal landfill in Wales.Anyway, in addition to finding the hardware, Howells must previously convince the town hall of the town of Newport, which for now does not give permission.Even promising to donate a quarter of fortune.
Howells is willing to do the homework: "I have gathered an entire consortium of experts in the field to refute all the statements that the City Council has said that they are concerned.I have spoken with data recovery experts who have worked with NASA in the disaster of the Columbia space ferry ".
The City Council's concern is what would happen if, in case of allowing the search for the hard drive, it finally does not appear.In fact, the process would generate expenses that someone should pay."I have asked you for a three -month feasibility study to be able to respond to their concerns, but they don't give it to me," he said.
On the other hand, every day that passes HowellScalcula that the amount of money deposited on that hard drive could increase."That is a lot of bitcóins that is there on the ground and I have no doubt that in the next year it will be worth 750, 800 or even 900 million dollars," he predicted.
