Home / Recipes / Whenswhy โ How to Make Whenswhy in Infinite CraftWhenswhy is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Whenwhy. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.
The final combination
๐ฎ Future Tense+ ๐ Whenwhy= โ Whenswhy
Marathon 49 steps from the base elements ยท crafting depth 75 ยท 3 known recipes
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What is worth knowing At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements, which puts it in our marathon band. Only 3 known combinations produce Whenswhy, so there is very little room to improvise. Follow the path exactly. Its crafting depth of 75 is unusually deep. Depth counts the longest chain needed to reach it, and most elements people search for sit well below this. Full crafting path from the base elements Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.
1 ๐ Earth+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ซ๏ธ Dust2 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Ash3 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ง Water= ๐จ Steam4 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ Engine5 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Engine= ๐ Tractor6 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Tractor= ๐ Farm7 ๐ Farm+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Barbecue8 ๐ Ash+ ๐ Barbecue= ๐ Burger9 ๐ Burger+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Soggy Burger10 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Engine= ๐งน Vacuum11 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐งน Vacuum= ๐ณ๏ธ Black Hole12 ๐ณ๏ธ Black Hole+ ๐ Engine= โฐ Time Machine13 ๐ Soggy Burger+ โฐ Time Machine= ๐๐ Future Burger14 ๐ Earth+ ๐ง Water= ๐ฑ Plant15 ๐ฑ Plant+ ๐จ Steam= ๐ต Tea16 ๐ Engine+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ฌ๏ธ Windmill17 ๐ต Tea+ ๐ฌ๏ธ Windmill= ๐ณ๐ฑ Dutch18 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐ Earth= ๐ช Planet19 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐ช Planet= โ๏ธ Sun20 โ๏ธ Sun+ โฐ Time Machine= ๐ฎ Future21 ๐ณ๐ฑ Dutch+ ๐ฎ Future= ๐ฐ Tense22 ๐๐ Future Burger+ ๐ฐ Tense= ๐ฎ Future Tense23 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐จ Wind= ๐จ Smoke24 ๐จ Smoke+ ๐ง Water= ๐ซ๏ธ Fog25 ๐ซ๏ธ Dust+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm26 ๐ Earth+ ๐ฅ Fire= ๐ Lava27 ๐ Lava+ ๐ง Water= ๐ชจ Stone28 ๐ช๏ธ Sandstorm+ ๐ชจ Stone= ๐ซ Sphinx29 ๐ซ๏ธ Fog+ ๐ซ Sphinx= ๐งฉ Riddle30 ๐งฉ Riddle+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Answer31 ๐ Answer+ ๐จ Steam= โ Question32 ๐ง Water+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Wave33 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Wave= ๐๏ธ Sand34 ๐ฅ Fire+ ๐๏ธ Sand= ๐ฅ Glass35 ๐ฅ Glass+ ๐๏ธ Sand= โ Hourglass36 ๐ฅ Fire+ โ Hourglass= โฐ Time37 โ Question+ โฐ Time= ๐ When38 ๐ง Water+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Lake39 ๐ Lake+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Ocean40 ๐ Ocean+ ๐ง Water= ๐ Fish41 ๐ Fish+ ๐จ Wind= ๐ Flying Fish42 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Flying Fish= ๐ฆ Bird43 ๐ฆ Bird+ ๐ Earth= ๐ Chicken44 ๐ Earth+ ๐ Earth= ๐๏ธ Mountain45 ๐๏ธ Mountain+ ๐ Tractor= ๐ Bulldozer46 ๐ Bulldozer+ ๐๏ธ Mountain= ๐ฃ๏ธ Road47 ๐ Chicken+ ๐ฃ๏ธ Road= ๐ Why48 ๐ When+ ๐ Why= ๐ Whenwhy49 ๐ฎ Future Tense+ ๐ Whenwhy= โ WhenswhyCrafting tree 1 Earth + Wind โ Dust 2 Dust + Fire โ Ash 3 Fire + Water โ Steam 4 Fire + Steam โ Engine 5 Earth + Engine โ Tractor 6 Earth + Tractor โ Farm 7 Farm + Fire โ Barbecue 8 Ash + Barbecue โ Burger 9 Burger + Water โ Soggy Burger 10 Dust + Engine โ Vacuum 11 Fire + Vacuum โ Black Hole 12 Black Hole + Engine โ Time Machine 13 Soggy Burger + Time Machine โ Future Burger 14 Earth + Water โ Plant 15 Plant + Steam โ Tea 16 Engine + Wind โ Windmill 17 Tea + Windmill โ Dutch 18 Dust + Earth โ Planet 19 Fire + Planet โ Sun 20 Sun + Time Machine โ Future 21 Dutch + Future โ Tense 22 Future Burger + Tense โ Future Tense 23 Fire + Wind โ Smoke 24 Smoke + Water โ Fog 25 Dust + Wind โ Sandstorm 26 Earth + Fire โ Lava 27 Lava + Water โ Stone 28 Sandstorm + Stone โ Sphinx 29 Fog + Sphinx โ Riddle 30 Riddle + Wind โ Answer 31 Answer + Steam โ Question 32 Water + Wind โ Wave 33 Earth + Wave โ Sand 34 Fire + Sand โ Glass 35 Glass + Sand โ Hourglass 36 Fire + Hourglass โ Time 37 Question + Time โ When 38 Water + Water โ Lake 39 Lake + Water โ Ocean 40 Ocean + Water โ Fish 41 Fish + Wind โ Flying Fish 42 Earth + Flying Fish โ Bird 43 Bird + Earth โ Chicken 44 Earth + Earth โ Mountain 45 Mountain + Tractor โ Bulldozer 46 Bulldozer + Mountain โ Road 47 Chicken + Road โ Why 48 When + Why โ Whenwhy 49 Future Tense + Whenwhy โ Whenswhy
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Other ways to make Whenswhy 3 combinations are known to produce Whenswhy. Here are 3 of them.
Whenswhy at a glance
Steps to craft 49 Marathon
Crafting depth 75 longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes 3 ways to make it
Used in 0 other combinations Other elements that take 49 steps Similar effort to Whenswhy, if you want something else to chase.
Frequently asked questions How do you make Whenswhy in Infinite Craft? Combine Future Tense with Whenwhy. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.
How many steps does it take to make Whenswhy? 49 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.
Is Whenswhy hard to make in Infinite Craft? It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.
Is there more than one way to make Whenswhy? Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Whenswhy, and the shortest route is shown above.
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