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"Huge chunks" were not projected 6.5 miles away, that's ridiculous. Pulverized concrete, aka dust, got thrown that far away.
I was curious about that 6.5 mile claim, and you are correct - while large chunks were thrown thousands of feet away, the plume of concrete dust expanded 6.5 miles away.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-04-26/spacex-starship-explosion-blasted-concrete-up-to-6-5-miles-away