You answered yourself in your explanation. A picture of an imaginary pipe means the pipe it represents does not exist. At the same time, a picture of an imagi

You answered yourself in your explanation. A picture of an imaginary pipe means the pipe it represents does not exist. At the same time, a picture of an imaginary pipe is not itself a pipe. They are two separate statements that aren't connected to each other - it's just that they are both satisfied independently by this website, so it's a happy and fun coincidence.