fn main() { // If we are careful, we can exploit data layout... let raw = unsafe { std::mem::transmute::<&[u8], [usize; 2]>(&[42]) }; let ptr = raw[0] + raw[1]; let ptr = ptr as *const u8; // The pointer is one-past-the end, but we decrement it into bounds before using it assert_eq!(unsafe { *ptr.offset(-1) }, 42); }