A myth of a man escaping hanging by inserting a tube in his throat.?

[adamdotca]

Has anyone ever heard of the myth of a man who escaped his execution a long time ago by inserting a metal tube down his throat so that he could hang yet still breath?

 

[JoeCash]

havnt heard it myself, but logic tells me it would be a myth since the fall from the trap door would break his neck anyway

 

[halsca]

No even if your airway remains open the rope will still cut off vital blood circulation to the brain...that's if your neck isn't broken. A proper hanging causes death not by strangulation but by breaking the condemned person's neck.

EDIT: Something else to think about there's no way you can put a rigid tube down someone's throat without them gagging on it. Even in a medical situation with trained personal using flexible tubing it's a tricky procedure.