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How to Make Past Unanswerable in Infinite Craft

Past Unanswerable is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 70 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Unanswerable. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseUnanswerablePast Unanswerable

Marathon70 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1082 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 70 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. 31FireSteamEngine
  32. 32EarthEarthMountain
  33. 33EarthFireLava
  34. 34LavaWaterStone
  35. 35EngineStoneSteamroller
  36. 36MountainSteamrollerFlat
  37. 37DustFlatFloor
  38. 38EngineFloorElevator
  39. 39ElevatorFloorLevel
  40. 40PlantStoneFossil
  41. 41FossilWaterOil
  42. 42PlantWaterSwamp
  43. 43OilSwampTar
  44. 44TarWaterPitch
  45. 45EarthPitchBaseball
  46. 46EnginePlantCar
  47. 47EarthSteamMud
  48. 48CarMudRally
  49. 49PlantRallyProtest
  50. 50EngineProtestStrike
  51. 51BaseballStrikeOut
  52. 52LevelOutAbout
  53. 53FireSwampDragon
  54. 54DragonDustDragonfly
  55. 55DragonflyEarthAnt
  56. 56DustEarthPlanet
  57. 57PlanetSandstormMars
  58. 58MarsPlantPotato
  59. 59PotatoSandstormPringles
  60. 60GlassPringlesCan
  61. 61AntCanCan’t
  62. 62WaterWaterLake
  63. 63LakeWaterOcean
  64. 64AshOceanSalt
  65. 65LakeSaltDead Sea
  66. 66Dead SeaMountainSodom
  67. 67AshSodomLot
  68. 68Can’tLotCannot
  69. 69AboutCannotUnanswerable
  70. 70Past TenseUnanswerablePast Unanswerable
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Water + Wind→ Wave4Earth + Wave→ Sand5Fire + Sand→ Glass6Glass + Sand→ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglass→ Time8Ash + Time→ History9Fire + Water→ Steam10Glass + Steam→ Mirror11History + Mirror→ Past12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Earth + Water→ Plant15Fog + Plant→ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plant→ Weed19Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis22Oasis + Plant→ Date23Date + Water→ Dating24Dating + Earth→ Marriage25Earth + Marriage→ Divorce26Dandelion + Dust→ Wish27Water + Wish→ Genie28Divorce + Genie→ Single29Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple30Past + Triple→ Past Tense31Fire + Steam→ Engine32Earth + Earth→ Mountain33Earth + Fire→ Lava34Lava + Water→ Stone35Engine + Stone→ Steamroller36Mountain + Steamroller→ Flat37Dust + Flat→ Floor38Engine + Floor→ Elevator39Elevator + Floor→ Level40Plant + Stone→ Fossil41Fossil + Water→ Oil42Plant + Water→ Swamp43Oil + Swamp→ Tar44Tar + Water→ Pitch45Earth + Pitch→ Baseball46Engine + Plant→ Car47Earth + Steam→ Mud48Car + Mud→ Rally49Plant + Rally→ Protest50Engine + Protest→ Strike51Baseball + Strike→ Out52Level + Out→ About53Fire + Swamp→ Dragon54Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly55Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant56Dust + Earth→ Planet57Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars58Mars + Plant→ Potato59Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles60Glass + Pringles→ Can61Ant + Can→ Can’t62Water + Water→ Lake63Lake + Water→ Ocean64Ash + Ocean→ Salt65Lake + Salt→ Dead Sea66Dead Sea + Mountain→ Sodom67Ash + Sodom→ Lot68Can’t + Lot→ Cannot69About + Cannot→ Unanswerable70Past Tense + Unanswerable→ Past Unanswerable

Other ways to make Past Unanswerable

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Unanswerable
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseUnanswerablePast Unanswerable
Past tenseUnanswerablePast Unanswerable

Past Unanswerable at a glance

Steps to craft
70
Marathon
Crafting depth
108
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 70 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Unanswerable in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Unanswerable. The full path from the base elements takes 70 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Unanswerable?

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

Is Past Unanswerable hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 70 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Unanswerable?

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