Making a div that sits outside the content area but doesn't cause the horizontal scroll bar to appear when browser window is shrunk

Question

Let\'s say you have a website where the body\'s background color is red and a content area with a white background that is 1,000 pixels wide. Now let\'s say you want a drop

Answer 1

See this answer to my accidental duplicate: Technique for using a wide background div without affecting body width. Similar to @Leigh's, but possibly cleaner.