Which of the following statements about our best candidate for long-duration gamma-ray bursts is FALSE?
A) it involves the merger of two black holes
B) most of the bursts it causes can be shown to be in distant galaxies
C) the bursts it produces are more frequently seen and are brighter and easier to pinpoint
D) the mechanism involves a special type of supernova explosion
E) a rotating, magnetic star corpse most likely produces jets (or beams)
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