Where Does Electromagnetic Energy Go?

[mak_phy]

Hi all physics lovers,
please bear with my question as its like a kid wondering about something :)
Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed. So when I switch off an electric bulb, there is darkness. So where does the electromagnetic energy go?
Thank you.

 

[beelzebot]

It gets absorbed by objects in the room. The energy goes from electromagnetic waves to being stored in the jiggling of atoms.