3 ms·nearly 17 minutes = 1,000 seconds, or 16 minutes and 40 seconds.by pella 15y agonearly 17 minutes = 1,000 seconds, or 16 minutes and 40 seconds.ryandvm 15y agoThanks?pella 15y agosee the news headlines ... -"Stick Up: Antimatter Atoms Trapped for More Than 15 Minutes" by Scientific American - "Antimatter Trapped for Amazingly Long 16 Minutes" by Foxnews -"Scientists hold anti-matter for 17 minutes" by Radioaustralia