Meth Lab Found At A Federal Research Facility After It Explodes

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Methamphetamine (or "crystal meth") is an extremely addictive stimulant drug. kaarsten/Shutterstock

In what could be described as a stroke of mad genius, the work of an actual idiot or an overly enthused Breaking Bad fan, somebody built a meth lab within a federal research facility. And it exploded.

Reported to have taken place on July 18 at the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland, the explosion injured a patrolling security guard, who sustained non-life-threatening burns, and has since resigned.