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How to Make Polyethylene in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

DiamineEthylenePolyethylene

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 51

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2MountainWindAvalanche
  3. 3AvalancheWindSnow
  4. 4SnowWindBlizzard
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6PlantWindDandelion
  7. 7DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  8. 8BlizzardMountain DewDiabetes
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10EarthSteamMud
  11. 11FireMudBrick
  12. 12BrickWindHouse
  13. 13HouseMountainCave
  14. 14CaveEarthMine
  15. 15DiabetesMineDiamine
  16. 16FireWindSmoke
  17. 17PlantSmokeIncense
  18. 18IncenseWaterPerfume
  19. 19PerfumeWindSmell
  20. 20SmellWindFart
  21. 21WaterWaterLake
  22. 22FartLakeMethane
  23. 23LakeWaterOcean
  24. 24OceanWaterFish
  25. 25FishWindFlying Fish
  26. 26EarthWindDust
  27. 27DustEarthPlanet
  28. 28FirePlanetSun
  29. 29Flying FishSunSunfish
  30. 30MethaneSunfishMethylene
  31. 31DandelionWaterWine
  32. 32WindWineBalloon
  33. 33BalloonDustDust Bunny
  34. 34PlantWaterSwamp
  35. 35FireSwampDragon
  36. 36DustFireAsh
  37. 37AshFirePhoenix
  38. 38DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  39. 39Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  40. 40MethyleneOppositeEthylene
  41. 41DiamineEthylenePolyethylene
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche3Avalanche + Wind→ Snow4Snow + Wind→ Blizzard5Earth + Water→ Plant6Plant + Wind→ Dandelion7Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew8Blizzard + Mountain Dew→ Diabetes9Fire + Water→ Steam10Earth + Steam→ Mud11Fire + Mud→ Brick12Brick + Wind→ House13House + Mountain→ Cave14Cave + Earth→ Mine15Diabetes + Mine→ Diamine16Fire + Wind→ Smoke17Plant + Smoke→ Incense18Incense + Water→ Perfume19Perfume + Wind→ Smell20Smell + Wind→ Fart21Water + Water→ Lake22Fart + Lake→ Methane23Lake + Water→ Ocean24Ocean + Water→ Fish25Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish26Earth + Wind→ Dust27Dust + Earth→ Planet28Fire + Planet→ Sun29Flying Fish + Sun→ Sunfish30Methane + Sunfish→ Methylene31Dandelion + Water→ Wine32Wind + Wine→ Balloon33Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny34Plant + Water→ Swamp35Fire + Swamp→ Dragon36Dust + Fire→ Ash37Ash + Fire→ Phoenix38Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang39Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite40Methylene + Opposite→ Ethylene41Diamine + Ethylene→ Polyethylene

Polyethylene at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
51
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

Similar effort to Polyethylene, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Polyethylene in Infinite Craft?

Combine Diamine with Ethylene. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Polyethylene?

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

Is Polyethylene 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 Polyethylene?

Only one known combination produces Polyethylene.

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