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How to Make The Can-not in Infinite Craft

The Can-not is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 85 combinations to get there, and the final one is Not plus The Can-that. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NotThe Can-thatThe Can-not

Marathon85 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1633 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 85 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8ContinentSurfAustralia
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MountainWindAvalanche
  11. 11AvalancheWindSnow
  12. 12AustraliaSnowNo
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakeWaterOcean
  15. 15NoOceanNot
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17OceanWaterFish
  18. 18FishWindFlying Fish
  19. 19EarthFlying FishBird
  20. 20BirdEarthChicken
  21. 21FireSteamEngine
  22. 22EarthEngineTractor
  23. 23MountainTractorBulldozer
  24. 24BulldozerMountainRoad
  25. 25ChickenRoadWhy
  26. 26DustWhyBecause
  27. 27BecauseBecauseAnd
  28. 28LakeMountainFjord
  29. 29FireFireVolcano
  30. 30FjordVolcanoIceland
  31. 31DustFireAsh
  32. 32EarthWaterPlant
  33. 33AshPlantTobacco
  34. 34IcelandTobaccoIcelandic
  35. 35EarthPlantTree
  36. 36EarthTreeForest
  37. 37PlantWindDandelion
  38. 38DandelionEarthFlower
  39. 39FlowerPlantGarden
  40. 40ForestGardenPark
  41. 41IcelandicParkTheme
  42. 42AndThemeAndtheme
  43. 43EarthTractorFarm
  44. 44FarmFireBarbecue
  45. 45AshBarbecueBurger
  46. 46BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  47. 47DustEngineVacuum
  48. 48FireVacuumBlack Hole
  49. 49Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  50. 50Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  51. 51PlantSteamTea
  52. 52EngineWindWindmill
  53. 53TeaWindmillDutch
  54. 54DustEarthPlanet
  55. 55FirePlanetSun
  56. 56SunTime MachineFuture
  57. 57DutchFutureTense
  58. 58Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  59. 59Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  60. 60Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  61. 61AndthemePresent TenseAnd the
  62. 62EarthWaveSand
  63. 63FireSandGlass
  64. 64DustWindSandstorm
  65. 65PlanetSandstormMars
  66. 66MarsPlantPotato
  67. 67PotatoSandstormPringles
  68. 68GlassPringlesCan
  69. 69GlassSandHourglass
  70. 70SandWaterBeach
  71. 71BeachSteamSauna
  72. 72SaunaWaterSweat
  73. 73HourglassSweatWork
  74. 74CanWorkCan-do
  75. 75FireFishSushi
  76. 76Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  77. 77LakePlantLily
  78. 78Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  79. 79SurfWindSurfing
  80. 80IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  81. 81Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  82. 82EarthThisThat
  83. 83Can-doThatCan-that
  84. 84And theCan-thatThe Can-that
  85. 85NotThe Can-thatThe Can-not
Crafting tree
1Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado2Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island4Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent5Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam6Water + Windโ†’ Wave7Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf8Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia9Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain10Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche11Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow12Australia + Snowโ†’ No13Water + Waterโ†’ Lake14Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean15No + Oceanโ†’ Not16Earth + Windโ†’ Dust17Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish18Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish19Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird20Bird + Earthโ†’ Chicken21Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine22Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor23Mountain + Tractorโ†’ Bulldozer24Bulldozer + Mountainโ†’ Road25Chicken + Roadโ†’ Why26Dust + Whyโ†’ Because27Because + Becauseโ†’ And28Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord29Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano30Fjord + Volcanoโ†’ Iceland31Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash32Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant33Ash + Plantโ†’ Tobacco34Iceland + Tobaccoโ†’ Icelandic35Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree36Earth + Treeโ†’ Forest37Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion38Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower39Flower + Plantโ†’ Garden40Forest + Gardenโ†’ Park41Icelandic + Parkโ†’ Theme42And + Themeโ†’ Andtheme43Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm44Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue45Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger46Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger47Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum48Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole49Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine50Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger51Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea52Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill53Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch54Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet55Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun56Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future57Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense58Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense59Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity60Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense61Andtheme + Present Tenseโ†’ And the62Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand63Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass64Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm65Planet + Sandstormโ†’ Mars66Mars + Plantโ†’ Potato67Potato + Sandstormโ†’ Pringles68Glass + Pringlesโ†’ Can69Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass70Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach71Beach + Steamโ†’ Sauna72Sauna + Waterโ†’ Sweat73Hourglass + Sweatโ†’ Work74Can + Workโ†’ Can-do75Fire + Fishโ†’ Sushi76Flying Fish + Sushiโ†’ Flying Sushi77Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily78Flying Sushi + Lilyโ†’ Flying Lotus79Surf + Windโ†’ Surfing80Iceland + Surfingโ†’ Icelandic Surfing81Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfingโ†’ This82Earth + Thisโ†’ That83Can-do + Thatโ†’ Can-that84And the + Can-thatโ†’ The Can-that85Not + The Can-thatโ†’ The Can-not

Other ways to make The Can-not

3 combinations are known to produce The Can-not. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Can-not
FirstSecondResult
NotThe Can-thatThe Can-not
LessThe Can-thatThe Can-not
AntonymThe Can-thatThe Can-not

The Can-not at a glance

Steps to craft
85
Marathon
Crafting depth
163
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 85 steps

Similar effort to The Can-not, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Can-not in Infinite Craft?

Combine Not with The Can-that. The full path from the base elements takes 85 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Can-not?

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

Is The Can-not hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 85 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Can-not?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce The Can-not, 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.