Absolute position and Overflow:hidden

Answer 1

thirtydot's solution is actually a good idea.

Here's a clearer example: http://jsfiddle.net/y9dtL68d/

HTML

    

        
this has a lot of content which ...
        
this has a lot of content which ...
        
this has a lot of content which ...
        
this has a lot of content which ...
        
this has a lot of content which ...
        
this has a lot of content which ...
        
this has a lot of content which ...
    
    

        dudes
    
    

CSS

#grandparent {
    position: relative;
    width: 150px;
    height: 150px;
    margin: 20px;
    background: #d0d0d0;
}
#parent {
    width: 150px;
    height: 150px;
    overflow:hidden;
}
#child {
    position: absolute;
    background: red;
    color: white;
    left: 100%;
    top: 0;
}