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How to Make Past Shorts in Infinite Craft

Past Shorts is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Shorts. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseShortsPast Shorts

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 702 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10GlassSteamMirror
  11. 11HistoryMirrorPast
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16EarthMushroomToadstool
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21SandstormWaterOasis
  22. 22OasisPlantDate
  23. 23DateWaterDating
  24. 24DatingEarthMarriage
  25. 25EarthMarriageDivorce
  26. 26DandelionDustWish
  27. 27WaterWishGenie
  28. 28DivorceGenieSingle
  29. 29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  30. 30PastTriplePast Tense
  31. 31WaterWaterLake
  32. 32EarthEarthMountain
  33. 33FireSteamEngine
  34. 34DustEngineVacuum
  35. 35VacuumWaterSponge
  36. 36SpongeSteamSpongeBob
  37. 37MountainSpongeBobMountainPants
  38. 38LakeMountainPantsLake Pants
  39. 39Lake PantsMountainPants
  40. 40PantsPantsShorts
  41. 41Past TenseShortsPast Shorts
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass6Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time8Ash + Timeโ†’ History9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror11History + Mirrorโ†’ Past12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool17Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed19Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis22Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date23Date + Waterโ†’ Dating24Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage25Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce26Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish27Water + Wishโ†’ Genie28Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single29Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple30Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense31Water + Waterโ†’ Lake32Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain33Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine34Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum35Vacuum + Waterโ†’ Sponge36Sponge + Steamโ†’ SpongeBob37Mountain + SpongeBobโ†’ MountainPants38Lake + MountainPantsโ†’ Lake Pants39Lake Pants + Mountainโ†’ Pants40Pants + Pantsโ†’ Shorts41Past Tense + Shortsโ†’ Past Shorts

Other ways to make Past Shorts

2 combinations are known to produce Past Shorts. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Past Shorts
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseShortsPast Shorts
Past tenseShortsPast Shorts

Past Shorts at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
70
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

Similar effort to Past Shorts, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Shorts in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Shorts. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Shorts?

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

Is Past Shorts hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Shorts?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Past Shorts, 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.