diff --git a/cast.hpp b/cast.hpp
index 4ac27666..30df1c8c 100644
--- a/cast.hpp
+++ b/cast.hpp
@@ -171,6 +171,18 @@ namespace util::cast {
         return reinterpret_cast<DstT> (src);
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
     }
-};
+
+
+    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// cast from SrcT to DstT and damn any consequences.
+    template <typename DstT, typename SrcT>
+    DstT ffs (SrcT src)
+    {
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wcast-align"
+        return reinterpret_cast<DstT> (src);
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+    }
+}
 
 #endif