Yep got that exact same feeling of horror! The first time I got pops was during a long warmed up session and it did sound like a knuckle pop, didn’t feel like tearing. I heard somebody say it may acutally be the pubic bone popping just like a kuckle or joint (I can sort of pop one ankle, one shoulder and one knuckle at will).
But my “unheated instant pops” did sound more like ripping and did feel like a definite tear. It felt like it was on the left side first and then the second pop straight away on the right as though there was going to be lots more, sort of like bending a branch over slowly until it suddenly starts to snap in little bits. Or like in the movies where you see the guy hanging from a rope which is starting to get frayed over a rough edge and suddenly lots of fibres give way. I now like to get them and don’t worry much about them.
The "average size" is usually over-estimated. Small guys don't take part in surveys and big guys jump at the chance.
Girl claims she had a huge ex? Stick a spider in the bathroom or a mouse in the kitchen and when she comes out screaming ask her how big the spider/mouse was...