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How to Make Begging the Question in Infinite Craft

Begging the Question is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Panhandler plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PanhandlerPresent TenseBegging the Question

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 68

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthEngineTractor
  4. 4EarthTractorFarm
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6FarmMountainGoat
  7. 7FireGoatSatyr
  8. 8SatyrWindPan
  9. 9WindWindTornado
  10. 10TornadoWaterTsunami
  11. 11TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13EarthPlantTree
  14. 14PlantWindDandelion
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DandelionDustWish
  17. 17TreeWishMoney
  18. 18DestructionMoneyPoverty
  19. 19PanPovertyPanhandler
  20. 20DustFireAsh
  21. 21FarmFireBarbecue
  22. 22AshBarbecueBurger
  23. 23BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  24. 24DustEngineVacuum
  25. 25FireVacuumBlack Hole
  26. 26Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  27. 27Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  28. 28PlantSteamTea
  29. 29EngineWindWindmill
  30. 30TeaWindmillDutch
  31. 31DustEarthPlanet
  32. 32FirePlanetSun
  33. 33SunTime MachineFuture
  34. 34DutchFutureTense
  35. 35Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  36. 36Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  37. 37Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  38. 38PanhandlerPresent TenseBegging the Question
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Engine→ Tractor4Earth + Tractor→ Farm5Earth + Earth→ Mountain6Farm + Mountain→ Goat7Fire + Goat→ Satyr8Satyr + Wind→ Pan9Wind + Wind→ Tornado10Tornado + Water→ Tsunami11Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction12Earth + Water→ Plant13Earth + Plant→ Tree14Plant + Wind→ Dandelion15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dandelion + Dust→ Wish17Tree + Wish→ Money18Destruction + Money→ Poverty19Pan + Poverty→ Panhandler20Dust + Fire→ Ash21Farm + Fire→ Barbecue22Ash + Barbecue→ Burger23Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger24Dust + Engine→ Vacuum25Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole26Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine27Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger28Plant + Steam→ Tea29Engine + Wind→ Windmill30Tea + Windmill→ Dutch31Dust + Earth→ Planet32Fire + Planet→ Sun33Sun + Time Machine→ Future34Dutch + Future→ Tense35Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense36Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity37Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense38Panhandler + Present Tense→ Begging the Question

Begging the Question at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
68
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 Begging the Question in Infinite Craft?

Combine Panhandler with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Begging the Question?

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

Is Begging the Question 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 Begging the Question?

Only one known combination produces Begging the Question.

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