How to understand the stalk of eight people and eight cranes

"Eight people and eight cranes" is an online buzzword, which originated from an online joke in China.

The general content of this joke is that a person took a photo of himself with seven friends and eight cranes on social media, and wrote that "the eight immortals crossed the sea and showed their magical powers". However, eagle-eyed netizens found that these eight people are actually only seven and a half people, and one of them only has an upper body in the photo. So "eight people and eight cranes" has become synonymous with this joke, which is used to describe the embarrassing situation that the number of people or items does not match the reality. The humor of this stalk lies in the clever use of the idiom "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", which changed the number of people from "eight" to "seven and a half", thus creating an absurd and funny effect. At the same time, this stalk also reflects the keen observation of details and humorous teasing ability of network users.