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How to Make Because I Can’t in Infinite Craft

Because I Can’t is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 44 combinations to get there, and the final one is Because I Can plus Similar. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Because I CanSimilarBecause I Can’t

Marathon44 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 602 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 44 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. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18FireSandGlass
  19. 19DustEarthPlanet
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21PlanetSandstormMars
  22. 22EarthWaterPlant
  23. 23MarsPlantPotato
  24. 24PotatoSandstormPringles
  25. 25GlassPringlesCan
  26. 26BecauseCanBecause I Can
  27. 27PlantWaterSwamp
  28. 28FireSwampDragon
  29. 29DragonDustDragonfly
  30. 30DragonflyEarthAnt
  31. 31PlantWindDandelion
  32. 32DandelionEngineHelicopter
  33. 33HelicopterMountainRescue
  34. 34AntRescueAid
  35. 35SandstormWaterOasis
  36. 36OasisPlantDate
  37. 37DateWaterDating
  38. 38EarthSteamMud
  39. 39FireMudBrick
  40. 40BrickBrickWall
  41. 41DatingWallFacebook
  42. 42FacebookFireLike
  43. 43AidLikeSimilar
  44. 44Because I CanSimilarBecause I Can’t
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→ Because16Water + Wind→ Wave17Earth + Wave→ Sand18Fire + Sand→ Glass19Dust + Earth→ Planet20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars22Earth + Water→ Plant23Mars + Plant→ Potato24Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles25Glass + Pringles→ Can26Because + Can→ Because I Can27Plant + Water→ Swamp28Fire + Swamp→ Dragon29Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly30Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant31Plant + Wind→ Dandelion32Dandelion + Engine→ Helicopter33Helicopter + Mountain→ Rescue34Ant + Rescue→ Aid35Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis36Oasis + Plant→ Date37Date + Water→ Dating38Earth + Steam→ Mud39Fire + Mud→ Brick40Brick + Brick→ Wall41Dating + Wall→ Facebook42Facebook + Fire→ Like43Aid + Like→ Similar44Because I Can + Similar→ Because I Can’t

Other ways to make Because I Can’t

2 combinations are known to produce Because I Can’t. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Because I Can’t
FirstSecondResult
Because I CanSimilarBecause I Can’t
Because I CanSIMILARBecause I Can’t

Because I Can’t at a glance

Steps to craft
44
Marathon
Crafting depth
60
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 44 steps

Similar effort to Because I Can’t, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Because I Can’t in Infinite Craft?

Combine Because I Can with Similar. The full path from the base elements takes 44 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Because I Can’t?

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

Is Because I Can’t hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 44 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Because I Can’t?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Because I Can’t, 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.