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How to Make 40 Year Old Man in Infinite Craft

40 Year Old Man is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is 40 Years plus Crying Baby. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

40 YearsCrying Baby40 Year Old Man

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 56

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4DandelionDustWish
  5. 5WaterWishGenie
  6. 6DandelionPlantWeed
  7. 7GenieWeedHashish
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9WaterWindWave
  10. 10EarthWaveSand
  11. 11MountainSandPyramid
  12. 12PyramidWaterTomb
  13. 13TombWaterMoses
  14. 14HashishMoses40 Years
  15. 15WindWindTornado
  16. 16TornadoWaterTsunami
  17. 17EarthTsunamiIsland
  18. 18EarthIslandContinent
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20SteamWaveSurf
  21. 21ContinentSurfAustralia
  22. 22MountainWindAvalanche
  23. 23AvalancheWindSnow
  24. 24AustraliaSnowNo
  25. 25WaterWaterLake
  26. 26LakeWaterOcean
  27. 27NoOceanNot
  28. 28FireSteamEngine
  29. 29EarthFireLava
  30. 30LavaWaterStone
  31. 31EngineStoneSteamroller
  32. 32PlantSteamrollerPulp
  33. 33EngineSteamTrain
  34. 34PulpTrainPulp Fiction
  35. 35EnginePulp FictionVin Diesel
  36. 36SteamrollerVin DieselThe Pacifier
  37. 37NotThe PacifierCrying Baby
  38. 3840 YearsCrying Baby40 Year Old Man
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Earth + Wind→ Dust4Dandelion + Dust→ Wish5Water + Wish→ Genie6Dandelion + Plant→ Weed7Genie + Weed→ Hashish8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Water + Wind→ Wave10Earth + Wave→ Sand11Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid12Pyramid + Water→ Tomb13Tomb + Water→ Moses14Hashish + Moses→ 40 Years15Wind + Wind→ Tornado16Tornado + Water→ Tsunami17Earth + Tsunami→ Island18Earth + Island→ Continent19Fire + Water→ Steam20Steam + Wave→ Surf21Continent + Surf→ Australia22Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche23Avalanche + Wind→ Snow24Australia + Snow→ No25Water + Water→ Lake26Lake + Water→ Ocean27No + Ocean→ Not28Fire + Steam→ Engine29Earth + Fire→ Lava30Lava + Water→ Stone31Engine + Stone→ Steamroller32Plant + Steamroller→ Pulp33Engine + Steam→ Train34Pulp + Train→ Pulp Fiction35Engine + Pulp Fiction→ Vin Diesel36Steamroller + Vin Diesel→ The Pacifier37Not + The Pacifier→ Crying Baby3840 Years + Crying Baby→ 40 Year Old Man

40 Year Old Man at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
56
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make 40 Year Old Man in Infinite Craft?

Combine 40 Years with Crying Baby. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make 40 Year Old Man?

38 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is 40 Year Old Man hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make 40 Year Old Man?

Only one known combination produces 40 Year Old Man.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.