The coerced type does not outlive the value being coerced to. Example of erroneous code: ```compile_fail,E0476 #![feature(coerce_unsized)] #![feature(unsize)] use std::marker::Unsize; use std::ops::CoerceUnsized; // error: lifetime of the source pointer does not outlive lifetime bound of the // object type impl<'a, 'b, T, S> CoerceUnsized<&'a T> for &'b S where S: Unsize {} ``` During a coercion, the "source pointer" (the coerced type) did not outlive the "object type" (value being coerced to). In the above example, `'b` is not a subtype of `'a`. This error can currently only be encountered with the unstable `CoerceUnsized` trait which allows custom coercions of unsized types behind a smart pointer to be implemented.