how many days does it take to destroy a fine art print

I have carried out a number of carefully creative experiments which involve taking a fine art photography print, printed on fibre based Ilford Glossy paper, cutting them up into strips and then leaving them in water.
Yes I have the photography’s to prove it, the thing is because there were a number of prints strips pilled up on top of each other, where thy stuck to each other reacted differently to the water, so the destruction is not even or predictable from day to day or print to print.