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How to Make Ask HN in Infinite Craft

Ask HN is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 35 combinations to get there, and the final one is Mac App plus Subreddit. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Mac AppSubredditAsk HN

Marathon35 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 50

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 35 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWindSeed
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5SeedTreeApple
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7SteamWindCloud
  8. 8CloudFireLightning
  9. 9AppleLightningIphone
  10. 10EarthIphoneApp
  11. 11FireSteamEngine
  12. 12EnginePlantCar
  13. 13CarFireCrash
  14. 14EarthEarthMountain
  15. 15MountainWindAvalanche
  16. 16EarthTreeForest
  17. 17ForestForestJungle
  18. 18AvalancheJungleSnow Leopard
  19. 19CrashSnow LeopardMac OS X
  20. 20AppMac OS XMac App
  21. 21DandelionEarthFlower
  22. 22TreeWaterRiver
  23. 23EarthRiverDelta
  24. 24EarthWindDust
  25. 25DustEarthPlanet
  26. 26FirePlanetSun
  27. 27FireSunSolar
  28. 28PlanetSolarSystem
  29. 29FireSystemComputer
  30. 30WindWindTornado
  31. 31TornadoWaterTsunami
  32. 32ComputerTsunamiInternet
  33. 33DeltaInternetReddit
  34. 34FlowerRedditSubreddit
  35. 35Mac AppSubredditAsk HN
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Dandelion + Windโ†’ Seed4Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree5Seed + Treeโ†’ Apple6Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam7Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud8Cloud + Fireโ†’ Lightning9Apple + Lightningโ†’ Iphone10Earth + Iphoneโ†’ App11Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine12Engine + Plantโ†’ Car13Car + Fireโ†’ Crash14Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain15Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche16Earth + Treeโ†’ Forest17Forest + Forestโ†’ Jungle18Avalanche + Jungleโ†’ Snow Leopard19Crash + Snow Leopardโ†’ Mac OS X20App + Mac OS Xโ†’ Mac App21Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower22Tree + Waterโ†’ River23Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta24Earth + Windโ†’ Dust25Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet26Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun27Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar28Planet + Solarโ†’ System29Fire + Systemโ†’ Computer30Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado31Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami32Computer + Tsunamiโ†’ Internet33Delta + Internetโ†’ Reddit34Flower + Redditโ†’ Subreddit35Mac App + Subredditโ†’ Ask HN

Ask HN at a glance

Steps to craft
35
Marathon
Crafting depth
50
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 35 steps

Similar effort to Ask HN, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ask HN in Infinite Craft?

Combine Mac App with Subreddit. The full path from the base elements takes 35 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ask HN?

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

Is Ask HN hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 35 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ask HN?

Only one known combination produces Ask HN.

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