Wisconsin Students Claim Rice Krispies Treat Record

Early Sunday morning, students at the University of Wisconsin at Madison created a 12,000-pound Rice Krispies treat, which they believe to be a new world record for the cereal-marshmallow mixture, The Wisconsin State Journal reported. While the 12,000-pound treat exceeds the previous record of about 10,000 pounds, it falls short of the original 15,000-pound goal, which inspired the name for the student group, Project Freshman 15,000 -- also a play on the "freshman 15" weight gain.