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How to Make r/why in Infinite Craft

r/why is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Subreddit plus Why Not. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

SubredditWhy Notr/why

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 51

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionEarthFlower
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5TreeWaterRiver
  6. 6EarthRiverDelta
  7. 7EarthWindDust
  8. 8DustEarthPlanet
  9. 9FirePlanetSun
  10. 10FireSunSolar
  11. 11PlanetSolarSystem
  12. 12FireSystemComputer
  13. 13WindWindTornado
  14. 14TornadoWaterTsunami
  15. 15ComputerTsunamiInternet
  16. 16DeltaInternetReddit
  17. 17FlowerRedditSubreddit
  18. 18WaterWaterLake
  19. 19LakeWaterOcean
  20. 20OceanWaterFish
  21. 21FishWindFlying Fish
  22. 22EarthFlying FishBird
  23. 23BirdEarthChicken
  24. 24EarthEarthMountain
  25. 25FireWaterSteam
  26. 26FireSteamEngine
  27. 27EarthEngineTractor
  28. 28MountainTractorBulldozer
  29. 29BulldozerMountainRoad
  30. 30ChickenRoadWhy
  31. 31WhyWhyWhy Not
  32. 32SubredditWhy Notr/why
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower4Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree5Tree + Waterโ†’ River6Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta7Earth + Windโ†’ Dust8Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet9Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun10Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar11Planet + Solarโ†’ System12Fire + Systemโ†’ Computer13Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado14Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami15Computer + Tsunamiโ†’ Internet16Delta + Internetโ†’ Reddit17Flower + Redditโ†’ Subreddit18Water + Waterโ†’ Lake19Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean20Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish21Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish22Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird23Bird + Earthโ†’ Chicken24Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain25Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam26Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine27Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor28Mountain + Tractorโ†’ Bulldozer29Bulldozer + Mountainโ†’ Road30Chicken + Roadโ†’ Why31Why + Whyโ†’ Why Not32Subreddit + Why Notโ†’ r/why

r/why at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
51
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

Similar effort to r/why, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make r/why in Infinite Craft?

Combine Subreddit with Why Not. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make r/why?

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

Is r/why hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make r/why?

Only one known combination produces r/why.

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