Tinyemeka:
The pot is semi-porous. Minute amounts of water percolate through the pot and evaporate taking away heat of evaporation from the water left in the pot.
Happens continuously so the water left in the pot cools over time.
And besides, the pot is usually kept in a cool, shaded place.

Nosaghae:
warrer indeed! Nor be well water u dey drink for house? Na people like u dey form say dem eat fried rice and salad, at the end of the day u go come dey vomit eba and waterleaf soup.
Back to topic i drank water from that ancient fridge;very chilled

jennykadry: My maternal grandma made me drink from that whenever I visited her in the village and shocking the water was always so cold and annoyingly refreshing.....ewwww. Mama loved her life in the village this woman was a so no nonsense kind, like her daughter my mother.

My paternal grandma lives in my fathers house in the village so she got used to civilization very quickly seeing that we spent more time there....so nope she served us bottled water this grandma is so sweet and kind like her son my father.

bunmioguns: what do you call it in your native language?

Yoruba (Egba) call it Aamu (inside) or Ikoko (outside)



hope am correct?

jennykadry: My maternal grandma made me drink from that whenever I visited her in the village and shocking the water was always so cold and annoyingly refreshing.....ewwww. Mama loved her life in the village this woman was a so no nonsense kind, like her daughter my mother.

My paternal grandma lives in my fathers house in the village so she got used to civilization very quickly seeing that we spent more time there....so nope she served us bottled water this grandma is so sweet and kind like her son my father.

joebases: Can't forget my days in my south eastern village where we call it ite

danielmichael: lols
..ebola is inevitable

DickDastardly: Whats that? Some fettish pot? I only take chilled boddle warrer