Con timestampdiff puedes hacerlo.
Código mysql:
Ver original+-------------------------------------------------------+
| DATEDIFF('1997-12-30 23:00:00','1997-12-30 22:20:00') | +-------------------------------------------------------+
| 0 |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
+------------+
| diffsecond |
+------------+
| -2400 |
+------------+
+------------+
| diffminute |
+------------+
| -40 |
+------------+
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