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How to Make And-why-not in Infinite Craft

And-why-not is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 81 combinations to get there, and the final one is And-why plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

And-whyOppositeAnd-why-not

Marathon81 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1532 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 81 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWaterLake
  3. 3LakeWaterOcean
  4. 4OceanWaterFish
  5. 5FishWindFlying Fish
  6. 6EarthFlying FishBird
  7. 7BirdEarthChicken
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11EarthEngineTractor
  12. 12MountainTractorBulldozer
  13. 13BulldozerMountainRoad
  14. 14ChickenRoadWhy
  15. 15DustWhyBecause
  16. 16BecauseBecauseAnd
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18EarthWaveSand
  19. 19FireSandGlass
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21DustWindSandstorm
  22. 22PlanetSandstormMars
  23. 23EarthWaterPlant
  24. 24MarsPlantPotato
  25. 25PotatoSandstormPringles
  26. 26GlassPringlesCan
  27. 27EarthPlanetMoon
  28. 28EarthSteamMud
  29. 29MoonMudCheese
  30. 30CheeseWaterMilk
  31. 31MilkWindButter
  32. 32WindWindTornado
  33. 33TornadoTornadoHurricane
  34. 34EarthPlantTree
  35. 35PlantWindDandelion
  36. 36DandelionDustWish
  37. 37TreeWishMoney
  38. 38HurricaneMoneyProfit
  39. 39FireProfitLoss
  40. 40FireWindSmoke
  41. 41PlanetSteamSteampunk
  42. 42SteampunkWindAirship
  43. 43AirshipWindZeppelin
  44. 44SmokeZeppelinLed Zeppelin
  45. 45DandelionWaterWine
  46. 46Led ZeppelinWineWhole Lotta Rosé
  47. 47EarthWhole Lotta RoséMe
  48. 48LossMeLess
  49. 49ButterLessBut
  50. 50FirePlanetSun
  51. 51SunWindSunflower
  52. 52SmokeSunflowerSmoke Signal
  53. 53FireSmoke SignalSOS
  54. 54SOSSmoke SignalHelp
  55. 55ButHelpHowever
  56. 56CanHoweverCan-however
  57. 57PlantSmokeIncense
  58. 58PlantWaterSwamp
  59. 59IncenseSwampMosquito
  60. 60DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  61. 61Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  62. 62FireSeedsPopcorn
  63. 63MountainPopcornMovie
  64. 64MosquitoMovieIt
  65. 65Can-howeverItCan-it
  66. 66DustPlantPollen
  67. 67PollenWindAllergy
  68. 68AllergyPlantHay Fever
  69. 69BirdMoonOwl
  70. 70Hay FeverOwlWho
  71. 71Can-itWhoCan-who
  72. 72Can-whoWhyCan-why
  73. 73AndCan-whyAnd-why
  74. 74WindWineBalloon
  75. 75BalloonDustDust Bunny
  76. 76FireSwampDragon
  77. 77DustFireAsh
  78. 78AshFirePhoenix
  79. 79DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  80. 80Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  81. 81And-whyOppositeAnd-why-not
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Water + Water→ Lake3Lake + Water→ Ocean4Ocean + Water→ Fish5Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish6Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird7Bird + Earth→ Chicken8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Fire + Water→ Steam10Fire + Steam→ Engine11Earth + Engine→ Tractor12Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer13Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road14Chicken + Road→ Why15Dust + Why→ Because16Because + Because→ And17Water + Wind→ Wave18Earth + Wave→ Sand19Fire + Sand→ Glass20Dust + Earth→ Planet21Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm22Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars23Earth + Water→ Plant24Mars + Plant→ Potato25Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles26Glass + Pringles→ Can27Earth + Planet→ Moon28Earth + Steam→ Mud29Moon + Mud→ Cheese30Cheese + Water→ Milk31Milk + Wind→ Butter32Wind + Wind→ Tornado33Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane34Earth + Plant→ Tree35Plant + Wind→ Dandelion36Dandelion + Dust→ Wish37Tree + Wish→ Money38Hurricane + Money→ Profit39Fire + Profit→ Loss40Fire + Wind→ Smoke41Planet + Steam→ Steampunk42Steampunk + Wind→ Airship43Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin44Smoke + Zeppelin→ Led Zeppelin45Dandelion + Water→ Wine46Led Zeppelin + Wine→ Whole Lotta Rosé47Earth + Whole Lotta Rosé→ Me48Loss + Me→ Less49Butter + Less→ But50Fire + Planet→ Sun51Sun + Wind→ Sunflower52Smoke + Sunflower→ Smoke Signal53Fire + Smoke Signal→ SOS54SOS + Smoke Signal→ Help55But + Help→ However56Can + However→ Can-however57Plant + Smoke→ Incense58Plant + Water→ Swamp59Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito60Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch61Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds62Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn63Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie64Mosquito + Movie→ It65Can-however + It→ Can-it66Dust + Plant→ Pollen67Pollen + Wind→ Allergy68Allergy + Plant→ Hay Fever69Bird + Moon→ Owl70Hay Fever + Owl→ Who71Can-it + Who→ Can-who72Can-who + Why→ Can-why73And + Can-why→ And-why74Wind + Wine→ Balloon75Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny76Fire + Swamp→ Dragon77Dust + Fire→ Ash78Ash + Fire→ Phoenix79Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang80Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite81And-why + Opposite→ And-why-not

Other ways to make And-why-not

2 combinations are known to produce And-why-not. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce And-why-not
FirstSecondResult
And-whyOppositeAnd-why-not
And-whyNotAnd-why-not

And-why-not at a glance

Steps to craft
81
Marathon
Crafting depth
153
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make And-why-not in Infinite Craft?

Combine And-why with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 81 steps.

How many steps does it take to make And-why-not?

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

Is And-why-not hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 81 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make And-why-not?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce And-why-not, and the shortest route is shown above.

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