All we all know as Brits informed ‘don’t stockpile this stuff’ in skyrocketing WW3 fears

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The spiralling crisis in the Middle East increasingly looks like it could be the start world war three. But before you run out to stockpile goods, here are some you definitely should not

Here is everything we know about what to not stockpile

1. With World War 3 fears ramping up like never before, many will already be planning where to mountains and mountains of bog roll and chocolate biscuits.
2. But before you run off to your local supermarket to run around like a mad person and take everything off the shelves for yourself – and leave nout for the rest of us – we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 things you should not stockpile.
3. Using Google’s artificial intelligence-powered large language model called Gemini, which scours the internet for the most accurate and best advice around, we asked it what we should throw in our trolley.
4. And given the reams of advice out there about what we should stockpile – from torches to water – the list advising what not to take is quite eye opening.
5. While is healthier in our day-to-day lives, brown rice is a terrible long-term survival food. The Problem: It still contains the bran layer, which is full of natural oils. These oils oxidize and go rancid within 6 to 12 months, making the rice inedible.
6. Many people buy bleach thinking it is the ultimate long-term water purifier and surface cleaner. The Problem: Liquid bleach is highly unstable. It begins degrading almost immediately and loses most of its disinfecting potency within 6 to 9 months, eventually breaking down into essentially salt water.

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