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How to Make Unanswerable in Infinite Craft

Unanswerable is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 47 combinations to get there, and the final one is About plus Cannot. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AboutCannotUnanswerable

Marathon47 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 662 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 47 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4EarthEarthMountain
  5. 5EarthFireLava
  6. 6LavaWaterStone
  7. 7EngineStoneSteamroller
  8. 8MountainSteamrollerFlat
  9. 9DustFlatFloor
  10. 10EngineFloorElevator
  11. 11ElevatorFloorLevel
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13PlantStoneFossil
  14. 14FossilWaterOil
  15. 15PlantWaterSwamp
  16. 16OilSwampTar
  17. 17TarWaterPitch
  18. 18EarthPitchBaseball
  19. 19EnginePlantCar
  20. 20EarthSteamMud
  21. 21CarMudRally
  22. 22PlantRallyProtest
  23. 23EngineProtestStrike
  24. 24BaseballStrikeOut
  25. 25LevelOutAbout
  26. 26FireSwampDragon
  27. 27DragonDustDragonfly
  28. 28DragonflyEarthAnt
  29. 29WaterWindWave
  30. 30EarthWaveSand
  31. 31FireSandGlass
  32. 32DustEarthPlanet
  33. 33DustWindSandstorm
  34. 34PlanetSandstormMars
  35. 35MarsPlantPotato
  36. 36PotatoSandstormPringles
  37. 37GlassPringlesCan
  38. 38AntCanCan’t
  39. 39DustFireAsh
  40. 40WaterWaterLake
  41. 41LakeWaterOcean
  42. 42AshOceanSalt
  43. 43LakeSaltDead Sea
  44. 44Dead SeaMountainSodom
  45. 45AshSodomLot
  46. 46Can’tLotCannot
  47. 47AboutCannotUnanswerable
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Wind→ Dust4Earth + Earth→ Mountain5Earth + Fire→ Lava6Lava + Water→ Stone7Engine + Stone→ Steamroller8Mountain + Steamroller→ Flat9Dust + Flat→ Floor10Engine + Floor→ Elevator11Elevator + Floor→ Level12Earth + Water→ Plant13Plant + Stone→ Fossil14Fossil + Water→ Oil15Plant + Water→ Swamp16Oil + Swamp→ Tar17Tar + Water→ Pitch18Earth + Pitch→ Baseball19Engine + Plant→ Car20Earth + Steam→ Mud21Car + Mud→ Rally22Plant + Rally→ Protest23Engine + Protest→ Strike24Baseball + Strike→ Out25Level + Out→ About26Fire + Swamp→ Dragon27Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly28Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant29Water + Wind→ Wave30Earth + Wave→ Sand31Fire + Sand→ Glass32Dust + Earth→ Planet33Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm34Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars35Mars + Plant→ Potato36Potato + Sandstorm→ Pringles37Glass + Pringles→ Can38Ant + Can→ Can’t39Dust + Fire→ Ash40Water + Water→ Lake41Lake + Water→ Ocean42Ash + Ocean→ Salt43Lake + Salt→ Dead Sea44Dead Sea + Mountain→ Sodom45Ash + Sodom→ Lot46Can’t + Lot→ Cannot47About + Cannot→ Unanswerable

Other ways to make Unanswerable

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

Alternative combinations that produce Unanswerable
FirstSecondResult
AboutCannotUnanswerable
AboutCANNOTUnanswerable

What you can make with Unanswerable

Unanswerable at a glance

Steps to craft
47
Marathon
Crafting depth
66
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 47 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Unanswerable in Infinite Craft?

Combine About with Cannot. The full path from the base elements takes 47 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Unanswerable?

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

Is Unanswerable hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 47 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Unanswerable?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce 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.