How do we know that pulsars aren't rotating white dwarfs?
A) A white dwarf would break up if it rotated as fast as a pulsar
B) There is only one rate at which white dwarfs can rotate
C) White dwarf stars can't rotate
D) There are not enough white dwarfs to account for the number of known pulsars
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