That's actually the sense of an impression. Somehow it's gained the connotation that it's a false thing. Like, let's say you take a Pawn from a Chess Set, lay it on its side on soft clay, and then pres down. You'll get an Impression of that Pawn. It's a 50% 3-dimensional image of the original. An accurate representation of what you would see looking at the pawn from one side, only in opposite proportion, like a negative spatial photograph.
So think of it this way. We're the block of clay. Previously, they'd been pressed down around 25%. We were pretty damn sure that they were idiots. But now they've pressed down all the way, remolded the clay around themselves, and then bisected the clay, creating TWO matching impressions which could be used as a cast when the clay dries, to successfully recreate just what huge idiots they are.
It's no impression. They ARE idiots!
That's actually the sense of an impression. Somehow it's gained the connotation that it's a false thing. Like, let's say you take a Pawn from a Chess Set, lay it on its side on soft clay, and then pres down. You'll get an Impression of that Pawn. It's a 50% 3-dimensional image of the original. An accurate representation of what you would see looking at the pawn from one side, only in opposite proportion, like a negative spatial photograph.
So think of it this way. We're the block of clay. Previously, they'd been pressed down around 25%. We were pretty damn sure that they were idiots. But now they've pressed down all the way, remolded the clay around themselves, and then bisected the clay, creating TWO matching impressions which could be used as a cast when the clay dries, to successfully recreate just what huge idiots they are.
Someone needs to break that idiot mold, because supply has way outrun demand for the product it is used to make.