Xiaoqiang did an experiment while drinking a drink. He inserted a chopstick vertically into the bottom of the cup. He measured the part soaked by water, which was exactly 8 cm. He turned the chopstick around and inserted the other end straight into the bottom of the cup. He found that the dry part of the chopsticks was exactly half of the wet part. How many centimeters is this chopstick?
小强在喝一杯饮料时做了实验，他将一根筷子垂直插入杯底，他量了一下被水浸湿部分，正好是8厘米；他又把筷子调个头，将另一端笔直插入杯底，他发现筷子干的部分正好是浸湿部分的一半．这根筷子长有多少厘米？
<gadget id="calculator">1 / 2</gadget>
<output>1/2 = around 0.5</output>

<gadget id="calculator">8 * 2 * (1/2)</gadget>
<output>8</output>

<gadget id="calculator">8 * 2</gadget>
<output>16</output>

<gadget id="calculator">8 + 16</gadget>
<output>24</output>

<result>24</result>